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01-07-2022

Care services at home will be faster and more frequent

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1 July marks the introduction of the updated procedure for outpatient care services provided at home, which will help assess the patient needs faster, thus providing them with the needed services on time. The number of reimbursed services will depend on the patient needs and, in complicated cases, will be provided up to five times a week.

To this day, outpatient care services were prescribed to patients, diagnosed with a disability or special needs by the Disability and Working Capacity Assessment Office. As of 1 July, the need for services is also determined by a special questionnaire, enabling to get to the conclusions and provide care services faster. There is also a new option for care services at home for patients after day surgeries, when they are discharged from hospital on the same day and need post-operative care immediately.

The new questionnaire will enable to determine the level of the need for care: low, average or high. It will determine the number of care services, reimbursed from the Compulsory Health Insurance fund.

Previously, this number was the same for all insurance-covered persons, offering 104 outpatient care services per year. As of 1 July, residents with a low need for outpatient care services will be entitled to 52 reimbursed services per year (once a week), average – 156 services (three times per week), and high – 260 services (five times per week).
Their provision time is extended as well to ensure the continuity of the service provision. 1 July marks the introduction of a recommendation to provide outpatient care services not only on weekdays and during the working hours of a healthcare institution, but also every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., including weekends and holidays. As of 1 January 2023, this service provision time will become compulsory.

Press Service of the Ministry of Health

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Last updated: 11-07-2022

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