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Reminder for aliens on rendering medical assistance
on the territory of Ukraine

The Government of Ukraine has approved the Procedure for rendering medical assistance to foreign nationals who temporarily stay on the territory of Ukraine which provides for obligatory availability in the aliens and stateless persons of insurance policy (certificate) issued by the State-Owned Joint-Stock Insurance Company of Ukraine for rendering emergency medical aid to the foreign nationals (DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh").

On the territory of the European Union member countries, the certificates which guarantee the payment for emergency medical aid in Ukraine, are sold by АХА Colonia Krankenversischerung AG.

Once purchased, the certificate completely releases an alien from costs to emergency medical aid. At the same time, an alien may be rendered emergency medical aid in Ukraine without restriction of its cost and number of visits during the validity term of the certificate. The payment for such emergency medical aid to medical establishment will be effected by DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh".

DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh" was founded pursuant to the Government of Ukraine Resolution for coordination of rendering the emergency medical aid to the aliens who temporarily stay on the territory of Ukraine.

The Company has concluded agreements on rendering the medical assistance to aliens with 758 state-owned, municipal, and medical establishments of private ownership pattern in all regions of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. An alien may be rendered medical aid in the major specialized, multi-profile hospitals, health centers, clinics, dispensaries, etc. Where required, the company provides transportation to medical establishment with the sanitary transport, sanitary plane or a helicopter.

DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh" has own dispatching center operating round-the-clock and equipped with telephone and facsimile communication. At this dispatching center, the qualified doctors are on duty which, upon an alien’s request, will diagnose the disease(s), will organize and check the rendering of the medical assistance as required.

In order to get medical assistance, an alien may call to the DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh" Central Dispatching Center at (044) 216-8010 or (044) 216-0997 (round-the-clock).

Seeking medical assistance, an alien is expected to communicate his/her first and family names; series, number and validity of the certificate; the problem which has arisen in the certificate holder, his/her complaints and condition; place of location of the certificate holder; phone number to contact with the certificate holder or his/her representative for the company’s dispatcher or the doctor.

Depending on his/her health condition of an alien, medical assistance may be rendered by emergency medical assistance service or an alien may be offered to contact the certain medical establishment. During the treatment, the DASK "Ukrinmedstrakh" doctors will supervise the extent and quality of rendering the medical assistance.