The procedure for using charitable accounts for medical assistance has changed. Physical persons who opened such accounts by September 12, 2026, to collect funds for medical assistance, including the purchase of medicines, therapeutic nutrition, medical supplies and equipment, must complete the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 304 "On funds and charitable activities in the sphere of healthcare" by November 12 of the current year. Their list depends on the conditions of the account opening.

Belarusbank emphasizes: account holders should go to the branch where the account was opened to submit documents and bring the contracts into compliance with the Decree's requirements.

According to this Decree, physical persons may open charitable accounts to collect funds for medical assistance exclusively for:

• personally for their own need of medical assistance;
• spouse (spouses), close relatives (parents, adoptive parents (adoptive grandparents), children, including adopted children, close brothers and sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandchildren);
• minors or adults who are under the guardianship or custody of the account holder.

If the existing account does not meet these conditions, the client is required to transfer all funds on it to charitable accounts opened in strict compliance with the Decree.

If the account is opened in favor of persons listed above, the owner is required to provide the bank with a package of documents within the established period, including:

• a medical document confirming the illness of the person in need of help, issued in accordance with the legislation on administrative procedures;
• copies of documents confirming defect and/or kinship or a copy of an adoption/guardianship/guardianship decision.

In addition, the account holder is required to eliminate duplicate accounts. If more than one charitable account was opened for the same purpose, all accumulated funds must be transferred to a single main account (taking into account the Decree's requirements), and the others must be closed.

If ordinary (non-charitable) current or other bank account was used to collect charitable funds, the client is required to ensure the transfer of all accumulated money to an official charitable account.