He was coding at home without a license. The court held the Gomel individual entrepreneur liable.

January 22, Gomel. A sole proprietor in Gomel was held liable for providing hangover treatment and coding services without a special permit, the Gomel Regional Economic Court told BelTA.

It was established that the 74-year-old entrepreneur had initiated the process of terminating his business, but was providing alcohol detoxification and hangover treatment services at home. However, he did not have a special permit (license) for these types of medical activities.

The man held a medical degree. From December 2022 to July 2025, he provided services to those suffering from addiction to systematically generate income. "He performed procedures to relieve hangovers and withdrawal symptoms: he administered IVs with various medications, gave injections, administered pills, and also performed detoxification therapy and alcohol addiction treatment. After the treatment, the individual entrepreneur issued certificates to individuals stating the validity of the procedure. He posted information about the assistance he provided online. During the aforementioned period, he managed to provide illegal services to at least 74 individuals, some of whom did so repeatedly," the Gomel Regional Economic Court reported.

He provided services through home visits to individuals in the Gomel, Mogilev, and Vitebsk regions, as well as at his place of residence in Gomel. 

"Considering the provisions of Articles 1 of the Laws 'On Healthcare' and 'On the Provision of Psychiatric Care,' the services provided by the individual entrepreneur are classified as providing drug addiction treatment to patients, which is a specialized medical activity. Thus, by its actions, the individual entrepreneur violated the requirements of subparagraph 2.22 of paragraph 2 of Article 206 of the Law 'On Licensing,' according to which the provision of drug addiction treatment services is classified as medical activity and requires a special permit (license), as well as paragraph 10 of the Regulation on the Liquidation (Termination of Activities) of Business Entities, approved by Decree No. 1, which prohibits individual entrepreneurs from conducting account transactions and concluding deals during the period of cessation of activities," the economic court explained.

During the court hearing, the individual entrepreneur admitted to providing services to citizens without a license and expressed remorse for his actions. He also provided a health certificate confirming his serious illness. The court took into account the entrepreneur's age and health and imposed a fine of Br1,680 (Br840 each for operating in the process of being terminated and for providing medical services without a license).

The court rulings were not appealed and have entered into force.