Does a child need a tax ID for a doctor's appointment? Here's the response from the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU).

In Ukraine, children need to register a declaration with a doctor to receive medical services. This can be done easily using a birth certificate.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the National Health Service of Ukraine on Telegram.

"Children under 14 do not need to obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number for verification," the NHSC noted.

According to them, children under 14 are not required to acquire a TIN specifically for the verification of data in the Central Database of the Electronic Health System with the State Register of Individuals - Taxpayers.

However, to sign the declaration, they only need to have a birth certificate.

"In the future, the verification of children's records will be conducted based on the birth certificate," the service explained.

The following data is subject to verification:

• last name, first name, and patronymic;
• date of birth;
• taxpayer identification card registration number, if available;
• series and number of the identity document (for example, birth certificate, passport, etc., for patients who opted out of the TIN).

"A patient with the status 'Unsuccessful Verification' cannot be denied access to medical care," the NHSC emphasized.

Let us remind you that the rules for children's medical examinations have changed in Ukraine. More details about the changes can be found in the RBK-Ukraine article.

We also reported on what is included in the family doctor's medical assistance package.

Additionally, RBK-Ukraine informed about how to choose, where to find, and whether it is possible to replace a family doctor.