Chương VII: Thanh toán trực tiếp chi phí khám bệnh, chữa bệnh giữa cơ quan bảo hiểm xã hội và người tham gia bảo hiểm y tế

Chapter VII

DIRECT PAYMENT OF MEDICAL COSTS BETWEEN SOCIAL INSURANCE AGENCIES AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS

Article 28. Documents required to claim direct health insurance benefit payments

1. Photocopied documents (enclosing original copies for verification purposes) shall include:

a) Health insurance card and identification card, prescribed in clause 1 Article 15 hereof.

b) Hospital discharge form, health check-up form or health check-up number of the medical examination or treatment visit for which payment is claimed.

2. Relevant invoices and evidencing documents.

Article 29. Submission and processing of documents submitted to claim direct health insurance benefit payments

1. The patient or his/her relative or legal representative prescribed by laws shall directly submit these documents as provided in Article 28 hereof to the social insurance agency at the district where these persons reside.

2. The district-level social insurance agency shall assume the following responsibilities:

a) Receive these documents and issue the note of receipt. In case of lack of required documents, they must provide instructions for later submission of sufficient documents;

b) Within duration of 40 days of receipt of all required documents, health insurance examination and evaluation, and payment of medical costs to the patient or his/her relative or legal representative must be completed. In case of refusal to make payments, they must send a written response clearly stating reasons.

Article 30. Rate of direct health insurance benefit payment

1. With respect to a patient seeking medical care at a district- or equivalent-level healthcare establishment without any health insurance-covered medical service contract (except that case in which he/she needs emergency care), he/she shall be entitled to payments as follows:

a) If he/she receives outpatient care services, he/she shall be entitled to health insurance coverage which is equivalent to the actual medical costs in the list of health insurance-covered costs with respective coverage rates in accordance with regulations in force, but is not 0.15 times greater than the base pay rate determined on the date of provision of medical services;

b) If he/she receives inpatient care services, he/she shall be entitled to health insurance coverage which is equivalent to the actual medical costs in the list of health insurance-covered costs with respective coverage rates in accordance with regulations in force, but is not 0.5 times greater than the base pay rate determined on the hospital discharge date.

2. In case where a patient receives inpatient care services at a provincial- or equivalent-level healthcare establishment without holding any health insurance-covered medical service contract (except the case in which he/she needs emergency care), he/she shall be entitled to health insurance coverage which is equivalent to the actual medical costs in the list of health insurance-covered costs with respective coverage rates in accordance with regulations in force, but is not 1.0 times greater than the base pay rate determined at the hospital discharge date.

3. In case where a patient receives inpatient care services at a central- or equivalent-level healthcare establishment without holding any health insurance-covered medical service contract (except the case in which he/she needs emergency care), he/she shall be entitled to health insurance coverage which is equivalent to the actual medical costs in the list of health insurance-covered costs with respective coverage rates in accordance with regulations in force, but is not 2.5 times greater than the base pay rate determined at the hospital discharge date.

4. In case where a patient receives medical services at a primary medical care service provider in breach of regulations laid down in clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Health Insurance, he/she shall be entitled to the health insurance fund’s coverage which is equivalent to the actual medical costs in the list of health insurance-covered costs with respective coverage rates, but is not 0.15 times greater than the base pay rate determined at the date of receipt of medical services with respect to outpatient care services, and is not 0.5 times greater than the base pay rate determined at the hospital discharge date with respect to inpatient care services.