Do you need to have a medical examination when you leave the company?

If there are occupational hazards in the post of employees, the unit must arrange for the employees to have a physical examination when terminating the labor relationship with the unit. If there is no occupational hazard, a physical examination is not required.

Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Act

Article 35 The employing unit shall, in accordance with the provisions of the safety production supervision and management department and the health administrative department of the State Council, organize occupational health examinations before, during and after taking up the post, and inform the workers of the examination results in writing. The expenses for occupational health examination shall be borne by the employer.

The employer shall not arrange for workers who have not received occupational health examination before taking up their posts to engage in operations that are exposed to occupational hazards; Workers with occupational taboos shall not be arranged to engage in operations that are taboo; Workers who are found to have occupational-related health damage during occupational health examination shall be transferred from their original posts and properly placed; Workers who have not undergone occupational health examination before leaving their posts shall not terminate or terminate their labor contracts.

Occupational health examination shall be undertaken by medical and health institutions approved by the health administrative department of the people's government at or above the provincial level.