diff --git a/octavia/amphorae/drivers/driver_base.py b/octavia/amphorae/drivers/driver_base.py
index fc29e2d519..83c6c4efe3 100644
--- a/octavia/amphorae/drivers/driver_base.py
+++ b/octavia/amphorae/drivers/driver_base.py
@@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ class AmphoraLoadBalancerDriver(object):
         """
         pass
 
+    def start_health_check(self, health_mixin):
+        """start check health
+
+
+        :param health_mixin: health mixin object
+        :type amphora: object
+
+        Start listener process and  calls HealthMixin to update
+        databases information.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def stop_health_check(self):
+        """stop check health
+
+
+        Stop listener process and  calls HealthMixin to update
+        databases information.
+        """
+        pass
+
 
 @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
 class HealthMixin(object):
@@ -201,4 +222,4 @@ class StatsMixin(object):
         elements are named to keep it extsnsible for future versions
         awesome update code and code to send to ceilometer
         """
-        pass
+        pass
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diff --git a/specs/version0.5/amphora-driver-interface.rst b/specs/version0.5/amphora-driver-interface.rst
index 55a2da8391..0c1cd7aff6 100755
--- a/specs/version0.5/amphora-driver-interface.rst
+++ b/specs/version0.5/amphora-driver-interface.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ Establish a base class to model the desire functionality:
                 on that instance.
             """
 
+        def start_health_check(self, health_mixin):
+            """start check health
+
+            :param health_mixin: health mixin object
+            :type amphora: object
+
+            Start listener process and  calls HealthMixin to update
+            databases information.
+            """
+            pass
+
+        def stop_health_check(self):
+            """stop check health
+
+
+            Stop listener process and  calls HealthMixin to update
+            databases information.
+            """
+            pass
 
 The referenced listener is a listener object and vip a vip as described
 in our model. The model is detached from the DB so the driver can't write