The fresh category of patients has been entitled to usage medical services specified as medical visits or hospitalization, without having to wait in line. Amendments to the rules were passed during the amendment of the Patient Rights Act and respective another laws, and these amendments are already in force.
The most crucial modification introduced by the amendment is the mobilisation of the Medical Events Compensation Fund. This fund allows fast compensation for medical events that occurred in hospitals. In addition, the list of persons entitled to precedence healthcare has been updated, extending it by 15 fresh groups.
The fresh qualified groups shall include persons who have received compensation and have an authoritative confirmation of the final decision in this case. They are entitled to usage medical services without having to wait in line for up to 5 years from the date of issue of the certificate. In order to receive this compensation, the Social Insurance Institution requires teachers to work for at least 20 years in the field of at least 1/2 compulsory classes.
The provision is enigmatic: the list of eligible persons is accompanied by ‘persons who hold the certificate referred to in Article 67zb of the Act of 6 November 2008 on the rights of the patient and the Ombudsman, for a period specified in that certificate, no more than 5 years after the date of issue of the certificate’.
In practice, it's about persons granted compensation and the decision on the case became final and who have received a certificate confirming this. It follows from the provisions that they have an out-of-order right to benefits within 5 years of the grant of the benefit.
The full list of 15 groups entitled to receive healthcare without having to wait in line, in accordance with the fresh rules, includes:
- Pregnant women,
- People under the age of 18 with severe and irreversible disabilities or incurable life-threatening diseases,
- Persons with crucial disability,
- War and military officials,
- Soldiers of alternate military service,
- Civilian blind casualties of war,
- The combatants,
- Anti-communist opposition activists and persons repressed for political reasons,
- Persons deported to forced labour,
- Qualified soldiers or workers with a wellness injury of at least 30%,
- Veterans injured with wellness harm at least 30%,
- Blood donors with at least 3 donations,
- Professional soldiers who benefit from medical services under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence,
- Soldiers serving in territorial military service, utilizing medical services under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence,
- Persons with a certificate of compensation referred to in Article 67zb of the Patient Rights Act and the Ombudsman.
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A fresh group with doctor privileges and hospitals. Provisions already in force:
