To come to Belarus, foreigners must have a health insurance card. With it, you may get emergency medical care in any Belarusian medical institution.<\/p>\n
! You don\u2019t need an insurance card and you get first aid for free if:<\/em><\/p>\n
An insurance contract can be issued both in Belarusian and foreign insurance companies. However, if you issue an insurance contract in a foreign insurance company, you need to make sure that:<\/p>\n
After signing of the contract you will be given a certificate of insurance or a card. If they are written in a foreign language they need to be translated to Russian or Belarusian. You should carry it with you in case you decide to turn to a medical institution in Belarus.<\/p>\n
There are emergency<\/em> medical care and elective<\/em> care services in Belarus.<\/p>\n
Emergency medical care is provided if you suddenly fall ill with something and you urgently need medical intervention (list of diseases (conditions) which require emergency medical care<\/a>). If you have an insurance card first aid will be free for you. If there\u2019s no insurance card or you can\u2019t confirm its availability, then you will have to pay for hospitalization and medical assistance according to the price list for the foreigners.<\/p>\n
If you have a permanent\u00a0residence permit<\/a> in Belarus, then you have the same rights for any medical assistance as Belarusian citizens do. It means that you are able to receive both free and paid medical services according to the price-list applicable to Belarusian citizens.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve come to Belarus as a tourist or live in Belarus on the basis of a temporary residence permit<\/a>, you can receive elective medical care only for a fee, according to the price list for foreigners.<\/p>\n
!\u00a0The citizens of Russia with the Belarusian residence permit<\/a> receive free both emergency and elective medical care. If some medical services are on a paid basis only, for Russians with residence permit there is a price list as for Belarusian citizens.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions left, you may contact our legal reception office by e-mail\u00a0legalhumanconstanta@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or by phone +375 44 562 38 42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"