Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
SEESAC. 2021 ‘Medical Fitness.’ Report on the Gender Analysis of Small Arms Control Legal and Policy Frameworks in the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovinabe; Chapter 2 (2.1), p. 45. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 23 December
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The medical examination which determines the medical fitness of the candidate to acquire, keep, and carry weapons includes: a) a general section (family anamnesis, personal anamnesis, status and measurement of blood pressure, orientation examination of hearing and balance); b) a specialist examination of the eyes and eyesight; c) a specialist neurological examination; d) a specialist psychiatric examination; e) a specialist psychological examination. If for a final assessment of the medical fitness of a candidate additional specialist finding are required, the respective examinations are to be done according to the indication of the commission.
The rulebook also precisely defines conditions and diseases that, in the commission's opinion, can affect the safe handling of firearms. If a candidate seeking to acquire, keep, and/or carry a firearm has one of these diseases determined by the rulebook, then they are considered incapable of holding and carrying a firearm.
In case of any change in the health condition of a person who has acquired, is keeping, and/or is carrying a weapon, the relevant doctor of family medicine or doctor of medicine, i.e., an authorized doctor, and relevant specialty doctors are obliged to officially notify the Police of the Brcko District of BiH, which shall, based on the obtained opinion of an authorized doctor, initiate a procedure for an exceptional assessment of the health ability of that person to bear firearms.
The certificate of medical fitness to acquire, keep, or carry a weapon is valid for five years. In accordance with the regulations, a regular review of competencies is performed every five years. At the proposal of the Police, an audit of medical fitness may be conducted before the expiration of this period.