Do you apply for a health certificate to check hepatitis B in 2022?

You don't need to check hepatitis B to get a health certificate.

It is necessary to check viral hepatitis (type A and E), typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever, bacillary dysentery, active tuberculosis and other diseases when handling health certificates. The examination items generally include: routine physical examination, ALT, stool culture and chest X-ray. There is no quantitative examination for hepatitis B five items and hepatitis B virus. Therefore, hepatitis B virus carriers (with normal liver function) can apply for health certificates.

legal ground

According to the Food Safety Law, Regulations on Hygiene Management in Public Places and other laws and regulations, relevant personnel engaged in food production and management, public service, professional production of cosmetics, disposable medical and health care products, toxic and hazardous and radioactive operations, and child care institutions must hold health certificates.

The main diseases involved in health examination are dysentery, typhoid fever, active tuberculosis, dermatosis (infectious) and other infectious diseases. If you find these diseases, don't engage in hairdressing and beauty, direct contact with imported food, public toilets and other work that directly serves customers. You can only work if you are cured.

On June 1 2009, the new Food Safety Law was officially implemented, and the implementation regulations were issued on July 20, 2009, allowing hepatitis B virus carriers to engage in the food industry.