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\nPeriodic medical examination<\/strong> of employees is one of the most common causes of ITM (Labor Inspectorate) fines in 2026 – yet most employers treat it as unnecessary paperwork. „What, is my employee going to drop dead at the office?” – I’ve heard this hundreds of times in auto repair shops and IT companies. And then comes the ITM inspection: 8,000 RON fine, plus weeks of nightmare with files, lawyers, and employees declared unfit for work they’ve been doing for 5 years.<\/p>\n

The reality is that periodic medical examination<\/strong> isn’t just a paper you check off to avoid ITM. It’s a legal instrument that protects you as an employer when an employee has a workplace accident, develops an occupational disease, or comes to you with damage claims because „work made them sick.” In January 2026, ITM Timi\u0219oara alone issued fines exceeding 15 MILLION RON – and occupational medicine is in the top 3 violations. In this guide, I’ll explain exactly what you need to know about periodic medical control: when it’s mandatory, what’s checked, how much it costs, what fines you risk if you don’t do it, and most importantly – how to protect yourself legally CORRECTLY, not just „check the box.”<\/p>\n

What is periodic medical examination according to Romanian law?<\/h2>\n

Periodic medical examination<\/strong> is a MANDATORY medical check that the employer must ensure for ALL employees, at regular intervals established by the occupational health physician. It’s not optional. It doesn’t depend on „the company budget.” You can’t say „we’ll skip it this year.” It’s MANDATORY, period.<\/p>\n

Legal basis:<\/h3>\n

Labor Code, art. 27 para. (1):<\/strong>
\n„A person can only be employed based on a medical certificate stating that the person is fit for that work.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Law 319\/2006 (Occupational Safety and Health Law), art. 13 lit. j):<\/strong>
\n„Employers are obliged to employ only persons who, following medical examination and, where appropriate, psychological aptitude testing, correspond to the work task they will perform and to ensure periodic medical control.”<\/em><\/p>\n

GD 355\/2007:<\/strong>
\nRegulates the entire procedure for health surveillance of workers, including what exams are done and at what intervals.<\/p>\n

What does this mean in PRACTICE?<\/h3>\n

Every employee must have:<\/p>\n

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  1. PRE-EMPLOYMENT medical exam<\/strong> – before starting work<\/li>\n
  2. PERIODIC medical exam<\/strong> – at 6-12 month intervals (depends on risk factors)<\/li>\n
  3. RETURN TO WORK medical exam<\/strong> – after sick leave >30 days<\/li>\n
  4. JOB CHANGE medical exam<\/strong> – if new position has different risk factors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All these exams are FREE for the employee – you as employer pay for them. All are kept with the occupational health physician in the form of a CONFIDENTIAL medical file.<\/p>\n

    The difference between pre-employment vs periodic medical examination<\/h2>\n

    Many employers confuse these two types of exams. Here are the ESSENTIAL differences:<\/p>\n

    Pre-Employment Medical Examination<\/h3>\n

    When<\/strong>: BEFORE starting work (contract without exam is NULL)<\/p>\n

    Purpose<\/strong>: To establish if the future employee is FIT for the specific position<\/p>\n

    What’s checked<\/strong>:<\/p>\n