5 REASONS FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE SIGNED DECLARATION WITH FAMILY DOCTOR Respondent refused to provide a reason 14 Didn't apply to sign the declaration because no medical aid was needed I didn't know about the necessity of choosing a doctor and signing a declaration 75 10 The signing of the declaration was refused due to the lack of an identity document 76 Access to medical services for children of stateless persons is also a challenge. According to the current legislation, a declaration with the pediatrician is signed by one of the parents for children under 14 years old, and this process requires both the parent’s identity document and the child's birth certificate. A child who has reached 14 years can independently sign a declaration using a passport of a citizen of Ukraine and an ITN7. This feature of the declaration procedure with the family doctor partly explains why a small number of children born to undocumented persons still have access to free medical care. However, the general trend seems to be not very optimistic. 56 (30%) respondents answered the question whether children have a signed declaration with a doctor. Most of them, 38 (68%) reported that their children did not have a signed declaration with a doctor. As a result, those children cannot access medical services. And only 18 (32%) respondents said that their children had a signed declaration with a doctor. That is, only a third of respondents with children who have provided answers have a pediatrician chosen for their children. In accordance with the Procedure for selection of a doctor who provides primary medical care and the form of the declaration on the selection of a doctor who provides primary medical care, approved by the relevant Order of the Ministry of Health from 19 03.2 18 № 503, access address: https:/ zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z0347-18 ITN – individual taxpayer number. 7