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Fees
Out-patients
Paying patients pay £10 for a visit to a specialist and £7 for a visit to a general practitioner. In addition they pay the fees specified for laboratory, radiology and all examinations and tests.
In-patients
In-patient fees for paying patients are as follows:
For accommodation and nursing: £60, £50 and £35, for 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class ward, respectively and for intensive care £100,daily.
For medical attendance: £10 daily.
For drugs, curative material, laboratory and radiology tests and any other services: the corresponding prescribed fees.
Co-payments by persons entitled to free medical care:
Persons entitled to free medical care pay £1.00 per outpatient visit, except pensioners whose pension is up to £300 per month and public assistants recipients.
Persons entitled to free care by reason of status (state officials, civil servants etc) pay for each day of in-patient treatment £10, £5 and £3 for stay in 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class ward, respectively.
Co-payments by person entitled to care at reduced fees:
Persons entitled to medical care at reduced fees pay 50% of the fees payable by paying patients.
Reduction of in-patient care fees for paying patients:
Apart from the categories entitled to free-of-charge or at reduced rates care, paying patients may have the fees for in-patient treatment reduced, taking into account the level of their income.
Recovery of fees from third parties
The right to free medical care is waived in case the person concerned has been treated for a condition caused under circumstances creating a legal liability for damages, by a third person (e.g. injuries caused by traffic accidents). In such cases the fees will be claimed from the person liable for the damages.
Procedure for determining eligibility to free-of-charge or at reduced fees care.
Every person wishing to benefit from the provisions of the Regulations has to make an income declaration supported by evidence such as a contribution certificate from the Social Insurance Department, salary advice from the employer, taxation notification and any other relevant document. |
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