Medical board report Translation

A medical board report is issued by a hospital's health board with the participation of several physicians and provides a comprehensive assessment of a person's health. Its translation is required for overseas job applications, long-term residence, disability rights, disability pension files and certain types of visas.

The decision section — statements of ability to work, fitness and percentages — is the most sensitive part of the translation; it is rendered using medical and administrative wording in the target language without interpretation. Diagnostic codes (ICD) are an international standard and are preserved unchanged; board members' titles and signature blocks are translated in full.

Which institutions request this document?

• Foreign employers and immigration authorities
• Overseas social security institutions — in incapacity and disability files
• Insurance companies
• Foreign healthcare providers — in transfer-of-care files

Certification requirements

Preparing your document

• Send all pages of the report, including the decision and signature sections
• Check the requesting institution's timing requirement (recent issue)
• If supplementary test reports are also in the file, send them together to establish consistent terminology

Frequently asked questions