RESOLUTION OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE

of January 28, 1997 No. 79

About approval of the Procedure for provision of medical care to the foreigners and stateless persons which are temporarily in the territory of Ukraine

In pursuance of article 10 of the Law of Ukraine "About legal status of foreigners" the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine DECIDES:

1. Approve the Procedure for provision of medical care to the foreigners and stateless persons which are temporarily in the territory of Ukraine it (is applied).

To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially to notify the governments of foreign countries on approval of the Procedure for provision of medical care to the foreigners and stateless persons which are temporarily in the territory of Ukraine.

2. ceased to be valid

Considering the international experiment on compensation to medical institutions of the expenses connected with provision of the emergency medical care to establish obligatory availability at foreign citizens at the time of receipt of the entrance visa or crossing of border of Ukraine (for citizens of foreign countries with which the mode of visa-free entrance is set) the health insurance guaranteeing payment of the emergency medical care.

In case of lack of the health insurance the provided medical care is paid by directly foreign citizen.

3. Charge to the Ministry of Health to act in coordination with Fund of state-owned property the founder of the State joint-stock insurance company on provision of the emergency medical care to foreign citizens and in two-month time to approve its Charter.

4. ceased to be valid

5. Declare invalid Item 2 of the resolution of the Office of the Minister of Ukraine of September 17, 1996 of N1146 "About Provision of Medical Care to Foreign Citizens".

Approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of January 28, 1997, No. 79

Procedure for provision of medical care to the foreigners and stateless persons which are temporarily in the territory of Ukraine

1. Foreigners - the persons having nationality of foreign states and not being citizens of Ukraine, and the stateless person - persons who do not have nationality of any state (further - foreigners) who drive to Ukraine, have the right to medical care.

2. The foreigners who are constantly living in Ukraine and also persons who submitted applications for provision of the status of the refugee by it in Ukraine and persons who in accordance with the established procedure received the status of the refugee in Ukraine use medical care on an equal basis with citizens of Ukraine. Medical care is provided to all other foreigners for a fee if the legislation of Ukraine or international treaties of Ukraine do not provide other.

3. Foreigners have the right to ask for the emergency medical care in any state and utility institution of health protection of Ukraine.

4. The cost of the emergency medical care provided to the foreigner who temporarily stays in the territory of Ukraine is determined by medical institution which presented her, in borders of the cost of treatment established according to the Procedure approved by MZ.

5. Provision of medical care to foreigners who temporarily are in the territory of Ukraine is performed based on the contracts (policies, certificates) of medical insurance with resident insurers signed by foreigners (daleestrakhovshchik) which obtained the license for the right of implementation of medical insurance (permanent health insurance).

On case of provision of the emergency medical care by it insurers shall develop conditions of medical insurance of foreigners which temporarily are in the territory of Ukraine for implementation of medical insurance of foreigners who temporarily are in the territory of Ukraine. Conditions of insurance can be drawn up by separate rules of insurance or amendment to the rules of medical insurance which are earlier registered by State commission on regulation of the markets of financial services.

Insurers need to sign agreements with the state and utility institutions of health care or with institutions on coordination of provision of medical care to insured persons who have agreements with the state and utility institutions of health care.

Payment of cost of the emergency medical care is performed by the insurer by money transfer to medical institution which provided the emergency medical care, on condition of presentation to the insurer this medical starting the copy of the agreement on insurance (the insurance policy, the certificate) and the document on payment of medical care or presentation to the insurer by institution on coordination of provision of medical care of the account of rather provided services.

6. In case of lack of the insurance contract (the policy, the certificate), stipulated in Item 5 it About, and also impossibility to document the right to unpaid medical care in Ukraine, payment of cost of the medical care provided in Ukraine is performed by the foreigner to directly medical institution which gave such help, in the amount of, established in connection therewith Rather.

7. The amount of payment for the medical care provided to foreigners is determined by healthcare institutions of Ukraine which presented her, in the amount of not smaller, than actual expenses.

8. Medical care is provided to foreigners according to the requirements established by the legislation of Ukraine including concerning application of techniques of diagnostics, treatment, medicines, etc.

9. During provision of medical care to foreigners the forms of medical documentation and the reporting established by MZ are applied.

Each case of provision of medical care to foreigners is subject to obligatory registration in that healthcare institution of Ukraine which presented her.

10. In case when the payment for the medical care provided to foreigners exceeds the amount of the means provided insurance (the policy, the certificate), the difference is compensated to healthcare institution of Ukraine which presented her, at the expense of the relevant insurance company or personally by the foreigner if he is not insured.

11. Payment of the medical care provided to foreigners can be made on the non-cash account or cash to the relevant healthcare institution of Ukraine.

12. In case of refusal the foreigner from payment of the medical care provided to him the question of compensation to healthcare institution of the expenses connected with provision to this foreigner of medical care is solved with participation of the relevant foreign missions in Ukraine.

13. About health protection the health workers providing medical care to foreigners bear civil, administrative or criminal responsibility according to the legislation of Ukraine for violation of the law.

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