Specialised medical care
A person needs a referral from the family practitioner to visit a medical specialist. No referral is needed to visit a psychiatrist, gynaecologist, dermatovenerologist, ophthalmologist, dentist, pulmonologist (for tuberculosis treatment), infection specialist (for HIV/AIDS treatment), surgeon or orthopaedist (for traumatology).
The visit fee for specialised medical care is up to 3.20 EUR. There is no visit fee for pregnant women, children below the age of 2 and in case of immediate hospitalisation.
In the case of emergency treatment, a person may always go to the emergency reception or call an ambulance. The attending physician decides whether the patient needs in-patient treatment. The transportation by ambulance in the case of emergency is free of charge, but in case of hospitalisation, an in-patient fee of is up to 1.60 EUR per day and for up to 10 days per hospitalisation.
There is no in-patient fee:
- for children below the age of 18,
- in cases related to pregnancy and childbirth,
- in the case of intensive care.
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