The foreign Researcher's Guide to - EURAXESS Czech Republic
The foreign Researcher's Guide to - EURAXESS Czech Republic
The foreign Researcher's Guide to - EURAXESS Czech Republic
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Health Care<br />
Differences between public and private health insurance:<br />
<strong>The</strong> legal right <strong>to</strong> public health insurance is established<br />
by law for anyone with permanent residency in the <strong>Czech</strong><br />
<strong>Republic</strong> and those who, though they do not have permanent<br />
residency, are employed by employers based in this<br />
country. Those not fulfilling the conditions for public health<br />
insurance can arrange for private contractual health<br />
insurance.<br />
Significant differences are<br />
- in the scope of health care covered by public and contractual<br />
health insurance<br />
- in the event of the inception, termination and duration of<br />
these types of insurance.<br />
You can find more information about the health care system<br />
in the <strong>Czech</strong> <strong>Republic</strong> at: http://www.vzp.cz/cms/internet/en/Vseobecne/information/pojisteni_cizincu/<br />
Health insurance<br />
<strong>The</strong> public health insurance system in the <strong>Czech</strong> <strong>Republic</strong> is based on mutually<br />
binding relationships: the insured – health-care providers – health insurers.<br />
Foreign nationals in the CR are required <strong>to</strong> have health<br />
insurance.<br />
EU nationals are entitled <strong>to</strong> health care under the same<br />
conditions as the nationals of the CR.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y must present appropriate E- forms of their home health<br />
insurance company or the European Health Insurance<br />
Card <strong>to</strong> the health care provider. Dependents of the EU nationals<br />
coming <strong>to</strong> stay in the CR should register at a <strong>Czech</strong><br />
health insurance company and have a <strong>Czech</strong> insurance<br />
card. EU nationals employed in the CR who do not regularly<br />
return <strong>to</strong> their home country other than the CR, are entitled<br />
<strong>to</strong> comprehensive health care in their home country as well<br />
as in the CR.<br />
What scope of health care are a <strong>foreign</strong> worker and his/<br />
her dependents not provided for entitled <strong>to</strong> and who covers<br />
it?<br />
Workers have their full health care paid by the <strong>Czech</strong> health<br />
insurance company where they have effected insurance<br />
for their stay in the CR. Dependants not provided for are<br />
entitled <strong>to</strong> full health care both in the EU country of their<br />
permanent residence and in the country where the worker<br />
is employed (CR). Health care rendered <strong>to</strong> workers’ dependents<br />
not provided for is covered by the <strong>Czech</strong> health insurance<br />
company where the worker is insured.<br />
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