Planned

Planned care is care for which the foreign patient has purposefully come to the Czech Republic or is living in the Czech Republic for a long time and is to undergo a planned treatment. The provision of care is typically arranged in advance with the healthcare facility. There are several options for reimbursement of the planned care:

• Planned care on the basis of a valid foreign claim document in the form of Form S2 or E112 issued by a foreign insurance company. Note the scope of covered care, ambulance transport, accompaniment of pediatric patients. Most elective care cannot be covered by the European Insurance Card. The form must be presented before the patient is admitted to the hospital (at the latest on the day of admission to the hospital).
• Planned care that is covered by the patient’s commercial instance company. In this case, a guarantee from the insurance company specifying the guaranteed care is required prior to treatment.
• Planned care when the foreign patient has not submitted any of the claim documents and wants to pay for the planned care as a self-payer. Payment for the care will be agreed upon with the patient prior to the service, as well as other details. The cost of care is billed directly to the patient and a deposit equal to the estimated cost is required before care is rendered. At the end of the hospitalization, the patient will receive a final bill and an additional payment/refund will be settled.