Can an employee be exempted from the employment medical check-up?

Verified 30 May 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

When hiring a new employee, the employer must, in principle, organize a recruitment visit to the occupational health service. This visit, called information and prevention visit (Vip), must take place within 3 months of hiring.

However, an employee may be exempted from performing a vip.

The conditions for this exemption vary depending on whether the employee is employed by a temporary company of work (temporary) or not.

General case

The conditions for waiving the vip differ according to the situation of the employee in the company.

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General case

Where the employee has received a vip in the 5 years prior to his employment, the organization of a new vip is not required since the 3 conditions the following are combined:

  • Occupation by the employee of identical use with equivalent exposure risks
  • Detention by healthcare professional of the last follow-up certificate or last suitability assessment
  • No notice of unfitness or individual measures of accommodation, adaptation or alteration of the post or working time issued by the occupational doctor in the last five years.

Employee recognized as disabled, disabled, night worker or designated by the occupational doctor

Where the employee has received a vip in the 3 years prior to his employment, the organization of a new vip is not required since the 3 conditions the following are combined:

  • Occupation by the employee of identical use with equivalent exposure risks
  • Detention by healthcare professional of the last follow-up certificate or last suitability assessment
  • No notice of unfitness or individual measures of accommodation, adaptation or alteration of the post or working time issued by the occupational doctor in the last three years.

FYI  

Regardless of the Vi, the employee, at his or her request or that of the employer, receives an examination by the occupational physician.

Temporary employee

Before a new mission, the organization of a new Vip is not required when the following 3 conditions are met:

  • The health personnel has taken cognizance of a follow-up certificate issued for the same job in the 2 years prior to hiring.
  • The worker is called upon to occupy a identical use with equivalent exposure risks.
  • During the Last 2 years, the occupational physician did not issue notice of unfitness or individual adjustment, alteration or alteration of the position or working time.

FYI  

Regardless of the Vi, the employee, at his or her request or that of the employer, receives an examination by the occupational physician.

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