Unfortunately, many of our compatriots are daily victims of their own legal illiteracy. However, in reality, dissatisfied patients receive a lot of complaints about extortion in hospitals.
From this material you can find out for which 10 types of medical services you are not entitled to demand payment.
10. In-patient drug provision
This applies both to the patient’s round-the-clock stay in the hospital and to the day hospital. According to the law, a medical institution must provide free of charge medicines prescribed to the patient by the attending physician. Violation of this rule is an unlawful act.
9. Dental services
The basic list of free dental services provided by the compulsory health insurance program includes: getting pain relief (except for orthopedic work), caries treatment, tartar removal, and oral hygiene training.
Of course, the doctor has the right to offer you a paid service, but he has no legal reason to demand a fee for anesthesia, threatening that otherwise he will carry out the removal without anesthesia.
A more complete list of services that you can get for free can be found on the website of the Territorial Health Insurance Fund.
8. In vitro fertilization
In 2013, this (until that time quite expensive manipulation), was included in the compulsory medical insurance program. However, participation in it on a budgetary basis requires compliance with certain requirements.
The candidacy of a woman who is shown IVF will be considered by a special commission. They will allow her to conduct a free procedure only after a detailed study of laboratory and instrumental studies, which are also carried out according to the compulsory medical insurance policy.
Also, it should be borne in mind that, according to the policy, you will not be able to “transplant” donor embryos. In addition, CHI does not provide for surrogacy.
7. MRI, CT and ultrasound
You have the right to undergo such examinations for free only if you have an appropriate doctor’s appointment, that is, if he decides that the results of a specific instrumental study will play a decisive role in the diagnosis and the preparation of a plan for further therapy. However, if on your own initiative you decide to examine a part of your body or an organ that does not bother you at all, then you will have to pay for such a procedure from your own pocket.
6. Thyroid hormone tests
If you ever had to donate blood in your life to study the concentration of thyroid hormones, then, most likely, the doctor could tell you that “basic” tests can be done at the clinic, and there are no suitable equipment for more complex studies in this institution. Be that as it may, in fact, under the MHI policy, you have the right to undergo the following laboratory examinations for free to determine the content of all thyroid hormones. A full list of free analyzes can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. If a non-toxic goiter is established, studies are added to it that are important for a correct diagnosis.
5. Consultation of a specialist
The standard situation. The registry tells you that a narrow specialist is very busy, and that a record is being kept for him several months in advance, and for a fee he is ready to receive you right now. The logical question naturally arises: if the doctor is so disastrously busy, then how in his busy schedule will he find time for an extraordinary paid patient?
By law, you have the right to receive a consultation with a therapist no later than 24 hours after the treatment, a specialist and undergoing instrumental and laboratory examinations - no later than two weeks.
4. Massage
If massage is a mandatory element of therapy prescribed by a doctor, then a medical institution should provide you with such services absolutely free of charge. If you arbitrarily decided to “improve your health” with the help of massage, then you will have to pay for it.
3. Help with obesity
In our society, it is customary for obese people to advise you to buy a subscription to a fitness club or make an appointment with a nutritionist, which requires a fee. However, it should be borne in mind that obesity is a disease whose treatment is included in the list of free compulsory medical insurance services.
The attending physician is obliged to find out the main reason for the development of obesity (excessive food intake, hormonal therapy, limitation of mobility, etc.). Also, with a similar diagnosis, you need to be examined by a number of narrow specialists, such as a gynecologist, cardiologist, endocrinologist, psychiatrist, etc.
It is the responsibility of the physician to calculate the daily caloric value of dishes, acceptable in each individual case.
2. Depression
Unfortunately, in our country, the majority of the population does not consider such a diagnosis as a serious ailment requiring professional medical intervention. However, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation adopted a law that allows every person suffering from depression to undergo a free examination by a psychotherapist, get advice and necessary therapy from him.
1. Vaccinations
Every citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to receive a vaccine in a planned manner free of charge, a complete list of which can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.