2021 medical visits: what is postponed or not

The deferral concerns two types of examinations;
the initial information and prevention visit (VIP) (except for certain populations at risk: minors, pregnant women, night workers, etc.) and its renewal;
the renewal of the aptitude test and the intermediate visit for workers benefiting from reinforced monitoring, except for workers exposed to ionizing radiation classified in category A.

All these exams, whose deadline was to arrive by April 16, 2021 (or which have already been postponed for the first time and could not be organized before December 4, 2020) can be postponed for a maximum of one year after. deadline.

However, their postponement is not systematic, it is the occupational physician Who's deciding. He may choose to maintain them with regard to the information available to him concerning the employee's state of health, as well as the risks related to his workstation or his working conditions.

2021 medical visits: what the postponement implies for you

It is not up to you to organize the postponement but to occupational medicine. Thus it is the occupational physician who must:

on the one hand, inform you of the postponement as well as