Medical Care ****************************************************************************************** * Health Insurance & Medical Care ****************************************************************************************** Standard medical treatment is obtainable free of charge. The health care costs are carried Czech health insurance fund. To obtain treatment under the provisions of European regulati important to contact a medical institution (doctor, dentist, hospital), that has a contrac health insurance system (most of them have, but some institutions are purely private). Your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), form E111 or Provisional certificate has to be the attending physician. If you do not have either of these documents, the physician can i payment. In order for the doctor to ensure his or her own reimbursement from the contracting Czech fund, he or she will need to see your EHIC card, Provisional certificate, or E111 form, an the information onto another specific internal form, known as "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certif entitlement). The doctor will also need to check your ID document (passport, ID card, driv The doctor will normally ask you to confirm your expected length of stay in the territory Republic and will advise you to choose one of Czech contracting health insurance funds [ U www.cuni.cz/UKEN2-366-version1-HealthFunds.doc"] . You will confirm your choice and expect stay by signature in above-mentioned "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement). If any medicines, laboratory tests, or any further examinations are prescribed, the doctor an appropriate number of copies of "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement). The be submitted to the pharmacy, laboratory or surgery. Please bear in mind, that your European health card insurance (or with the E111 form and P certificate) entitles you only to coverage of the costs of medical care in the Czech Repub doctors are instructed to try to ensure that you need not leave the country earlier than y result of medical problems. Other kinds of medically related care, e.g. non-urgent treatment, or medically assisted tr following serious illness or injury, are not covered, and for these eventualities we recom extra medical or commercial travel insurance with an insurance provider in your home count In case of medical need a temporary stay in the CR, visitors with the E 111, Provisional c the EHIC can go to the doctor/dentist/hospital directly with this document. If you are sta for a relatively long period (1 semester) you may – if you wish – make a direct agreement health insurance company, and register with it. As the registration document you will obta o registraci" (Certificate of Registration) which can be submitted to any doctor/dentist/a before getting treatment. Standard dental care is generally covered by the health insurance system. As in other EU c however, some forms of non-essential (cosmetic) treatment or higher quality materials requ payments. If you need treatment by a specialist, the general practitioner will refer you t cases visitors can go to a hospital with the E111/EHIC directly. In other cases the practi recommendation for admission to hospital. Transport to the hospital is covered by the insu is provided free of charge. In case of urgent medical transport or in case of treatment by the emergency service it is also necessary to present your EHIC/E111 or Provisional certif If the doctor decides to prescribe medicines, he or she will issue a prescription and shou a copy of "Potvrzení o nároku" (Certificate of entitlement) as mentioned before. For some patient must make some financial contribution while some groups of drugs are free for the In the Czech republic, non-prescription drugs and medicines are sold only in pharmacies. T available at supermarkets, as in many West European countries. Pharmacies may be recognise prominent green cross-displayed over the shop-front. Many have staff who can speak English are used to offering advice to tourists (especially in the city centres). Health Funding in the Czech Republic Standard medical treatment is obtainable free of charge. The health care costs are carried Czech health insurance fund. There are compulsory prescription charges on some medications forms of dental treatment. These charges are not refundable. If you (by mistake or for any other reason) pay cash for medical treatment that is covered insurance company, you will have to apply for reimbursement at home since such costs are n within the CR. Students from outside non-EU countries are not covered by the EU’s E-111 form, and they th a valid international medical insurance plan, or they must expect to pay cash for all medi In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital or health clinic. If your medical problem isn't an emergency, Prague has several clinics that cater to Engli clients that can provide a network of services from basic examination to accompanying a pa hospital. Please note, however, that these are usually commercial operations that may char If you need to visit a general practitioner, gynaecologist or dentist, you can go to one o health centres: Studentský zdravotní ústav Praha Nemocnice na Homolce Hospital (for http://www.szup.cz/cz/foreigners.asp [ URL "http://www.shttp://www.homolka.cz/en/ [ URL "h foreigners.asp"] Phone:+420 257 272 144, Phone: +420 224 949 035 +420 257 272 146 Spálená 12 Praha 5, Roentgenova 2 110 00 Praha 1 Mediconet DC Mediscan - Chodov http://www.mediconet.cz/ [ URL "http://www.mediconet.cz/http://www.mediscan.cz/?page=39&la Phone: +420 221 775 111 page=39&lang=eng"] V Celnici 5, 110 00 Praha 1 Phone: +420 267 090 811 – 14 (alternative entrance Na Poříčí 1040/10) Šustova 1930, 148 00 Praha 11 – Ch Metro line B, Station Náměstí Republiky (in the same building as Policlini Tram Number 3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 22, 24 Metro line C, Station Chodov Bus Number 115, 118, 122, 177, 197 More information: Health Insurance Bureau [ URL "http://www.kancelarzp.cz/index.php/en"] / University [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-366.html"]