The procedure for using charitable accounts for providing 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 actions prescribed by Presidential Decree No. 304 "On Funds and Charitable Activities in the Healthcare Sphere" by November 12 of the current year. Their list depends on the conditions of the account opening.

Belarusbank emphasizes that 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.

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

• themselves, due to their need for medical assistance;
• spouse(s), close relatives (parents, adoptive parents (adoptive grandparents), children, including adopted children, close brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandmothers, grandchildren);
• minors or adults who are under the guardianship or custodianship 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 accordance 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 supporting the person's illness, needing assistance, issued in accordance with the legislation on administrative procedures;
• copies of documents supporting marriage and/or kinship or a copy of an adoption/guardianship/custodianship decision (guardianship).

Furthermore, 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