If you want to work at a restaurant or work part-time, you must have a health certificate to work. In other words, business operators and employees engaged in the food or entertainment industry must undergo a health examination and obtain a health certificate. Many people refer to it as a health certificate, which is a familiar term, but recently it is being used under the name <health examination results>. Let’s find out how to obtain a health certificate online, as well as the cost and expiration date.
Issuance of health certificate
According to Article 40 of the Food Sanitation Act, if a disease that may be harmful to others is discovered, a health certificate cannot be issued and a person cannot work in the relevant industry. As it applies to both business operators and employees, it is necessary even for simple part-time jobs in the food and restaurant industry, so knowing it accurately can avoid hassle. Let’s find out right away, below.
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Health certificate issuance target
How to check the cost of a health certificate
How to issue a health certificate
How to issue a health certificate online
Health certificate validity period
How to reissue health certificate Cost Period
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Health certificate issuance target
Those who are required to receive a health certificate or health examination report must be those who are directly engaged in collecting, manufacturing, processing, cooking, storing, transporting, or selling food or food additives in accordance with Article 40 of the Food Sanitation Act. As an exception, workers who transport or sell fully packaged food or food additives are said to be excluded from the obligation.
Please note that business owners and employees who will be working in the relevant industry must complete the issuance in advance before starting the relevant work.
How to check the cost of a health certificate
Issuance of health certificate
In order to receive a health certificate, you must undergo a health examination. You must visit a nearby public health center at least once to receive a health examination result. Although there are medical institutions that can provide testing, public health centers have the lowest cost, so if you have time, it is cost-effective to use public health centers.
Go to the nearest public health center 👈
Bring your ID, visit the public health center, and fill out the <Application for Issuance of Health Examination Results> document. If there is a lot of waiting before filling out the documents, you can save time by taking a number in advance and filling it out. If your turn comes, you can register for a numbered ticket and get tested. The time may vary depending on the circumstances of the public health center, but it usually takes about 20 minutes.
– Inspection items
You will receive a chest This is a test to check for possible infectious diseases. For those working in entertainment establishments, it would be good to know that additional testing items such as Médoc, AIDS, and gonorrhea may be added.
– Inspection cost
The diagnosis fee for issuing a health certificate at a public health center is 3,000 won. You can also obtain a health certificate from other medical institutions such as hospitals or the Korea Health Management Association. In the case of the Korea Health Management Association, the cost is from 7,000 to 20,000 won, and in the case of general hospitals, the test cost is more than 10,000 won, so it is better to use a public health center.
How to issue a health certificate
Even if you visit a public health center, you cannot receive a health certificate right after the test. You need to allow time for the test results to come out. You can usually receive a health certificate about 3 to 7 days after the test date. At this time, you can visit the public health center in person, or you can also get it issued online. There are a total of three methods, so let’s take a look at them.
Issue a health certificate after visiting the public health center in person (required to bring ID)
Obtain an issue from an unmanned issuance machine inside the public health center.
Get an online health certificate
If you are busy with work and want someone else (agent) to take care of it, you will need a power of attorney and the agent’s ID. The power of attorney form can be found on the website or at a public health center.
How to issue a health certificate online
Internet issuance can also be obtained from two sites. You can obtain one from the Government 24 website and the Public Health Portal website. In the case of the Government 24 site, membership registration and login are required and it is a bit more complicated, so it may be more convenient to use the public health portal.
– Public health portal (e-health.go.kr)
Go to public health portal 👈
Access public health portal ➙ Civil service ➙ Issuance of certification document ➙ Health examination result (health certificate) ➙ Agree to collection of personal information ➙ Verify identity and print from issuance details
Issuance of health certificate
– Government 24 (gov.kr)
Go to Government 24 👈
Access the Government 24 website ➙ Search in the upper right corner for <Health Certificate Issuance> ➙ Issuance ➙ Issuance after verifying identity
Health certificate validity period
Once issued, a health certificate is not permanently maintained and has an expiration date. Because a person’s health may change, you must visit a public health center before the expiration date and receive a health certificate again through a checkup. If you operate a business while the expiration date has expired, you are violating the law and must obtain a reissue before the expiration date. Please note that the expiration date varies depending on the industry.
Workers in the restaurant industry, workers in the hygiene industry: 1 year from the date of examination
Group meal service worker: 6 months from the date of examination
Entertainment industry workers: 3 months from the date of examination
How to reissue health certificate Cost Period
Health certificates can be reissued. Reissue is possible through all three methods mentioned above. If your health certificate is still valid, you can have it reissued by visiting a public health center or online without undergoing additional testing. Re-issuance is free, but depending on the region, a fee of 3,000 won may be charged.
If you received your first health certificate test at a hospital, you will need to go to the hospital where you were tested to have it reissued. In this case, additional fees may apply. In this regard, if you receive it through a public health center, you will be able to receive it comfortably when re-issuing it online.
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In this post, we looked at the cost of health certificate issuance, online issuance, and expiration date. I found out that the validity period of the health certificate was very short, and I also thought that it would be really annoying to take the test every time. This is a test that allows you to safely consume food, so please make sure to take care of your health certificate for everyone’s health and run a profitable business.