Planned

Planned care is that for which the foreign insured purposefully traveled to the Czech Republic, or has been living in the Czech Republic for a long time and is scheduled to undergo a planned treatment/procedure. In typical cases, the provision of care is agreed in advance with the medical facility. There are several options for paying for planned care:

Planned care based on the submission of a valid foreign claim document in the form of form S2 or E112 issued by a foreign insurance company. Pay attention to the scope of paid care, transport by ambulance, accompanying child patients. Most cases of planned care cannot be paid through the insured person’s European card.

Planned care that is covered by the patient’s commercial insurance company. In such a case, before starting treatment, it is necessary to have a guarantee from the insurance company with the specification of guaranteed health care.

Planned care in the event that the foreign insured has not submitted any of the claim documents and wants to pay for the planned care as a self-payer.Payment of care will be agreed with the patient before the service is provided, as well as the related circumstances of the treatment. It is basically a contract between a foreign patient and a provider. It can be concluded in writing at the Foreign and Private Patient Department.The cost of care is charged directly to the patient.

Those interested in medical tourism can find more information here: Medical tourism