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Health Certificate

Eligibility
  • Food service workers and entertainment establishment workers
Screening item
  • Tuberculosis, contagious skin disease, typhoid and paratyphoid tests, etc.
What to check before your examination
  • Fasting is not required.

  • Test results can be collected after one week.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

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Health certificate for license issuance
Eligibility
  • Health certificate for license issuance after the healthcare professional licensing examination
Test contents
  • Certifies that the person is not a person with mental illness under Article 3(1) of the Mental Health Welfare Act, nor addicted to narcotics, cannabis or psychotropic drugs
Screening item
  • Chest X-ray, urine test (drug screening - TBPE)



What to check before your examination
  • Fasting is not required.

  • Cold medicine, diet-related drugs, excessive caffeine intake, and various other drugs and dietary supplements can affect the results, so you must stop taking them for about 2 weeks before the test.

  • Test results can be collected after 2 days.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

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Eligibility
  • Refers to a person whose main place of work is a site where diagnostic radiation-generating devices are installed and who is engaged in radiation-related duties such as managing, operating, or handling those devices (Article 2, Subparagraph 3 of the Rules on Safety Control of Diagnostic Radiation-Generating Devices)
Screening item
  • Blood test



What to check before your examination
  • Fasting is not required for the blood test.

  • Results are available immediately and the certificate is issued on the spot.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

Inquiries 1544-7522 (option 2) Health Promotion Center
Eligibility
  • International marriage applicants
Screening item
  • Height, weight, vision, hearing, color vision, blood pressure, chest X-ray, blood test, urine test, etc.
Precautions for screening
  • What to bring: if you need both Korean and English medical certificates, 3 identical half-ID (3X4) photos
    (If you need only the Korean or only the English version, 2 half-ID (3*4) photos)

  • Note: Please fast on the day of the examination. (8 hours or more)

What to check before your examination
  • If you would like an English-language document, please bring an English copy of your resident registration.

  • Test results can be collected after 3 p.m. the day after the test.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

Inquiries 1544-7522 (option 2) Health Promotion Center
Eligibility
  • Those newly applying for or renewing a firearms or bladed weapon license
Screening item
  • Urine test (6-panel drug screen), color vision test, vision test, etc.
What to check before your examination
  • Fasting is not required.

  • Cold medicine, diet-related drugs, excessive caffeine intake, and various other drugs and dietary supplements can affect the results, so you must stop taking them for about 2 weeks before the test.

  • Test results can be collected after 2 days.

  • Two passport-size photos are required.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

Inquiries 1544-7522 (option 2) Health Promotion Center
Eligibility
  • Those newly applying for or renewing a firearms or bladed weapon license
Screening item
  • Height, weight, vision, blood pressure,
    Grip strength test, Maze test,
    Korean Montreal Cognitive Assessment (K-MoCA),
    Visual field test, blood glucose test, etc.
What is the medical aptitude test (medical aptitude test for taxi transport drivers)?

  • Under Article 49 of the Enforcement Rule of the Passenger Transport Service Act

  • This is a health screening for holders of a commercial vehicle driver's license and for those newly intending to drive a passenger transport business vehicle.

Precautions for screening
  • Note: Please fast on the day of the examination. (8 hours or more)

What to check before your examination
  • If capillary blood sugar testing (BST) shows 126 mg/dl or higher, an HbA1c test is performed

  • Results can be collected the same day, but those who need an additional HbA1c test can collect them 2 days after the test.

For those who need a medical aptitude test (aptitude test for older drivers), a health certificate for license issuance, a firearms examination, a health screening for healthcare workers, or screening documents to submit to an immigration office or other institution, we also carry out on-site screening and health screening for international students (including working holiday participants).

Inquiries 1544-7522 (option 2) Health Promotion Center
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