To Vietnam Social Security, I am currently in the process of receiving unemployment insurance and have been provided with a health insurance card for one year. However, the initial healthcare facility is quite far from my place, inconvenient for medical visits. Can I request a change in the initial healthcare address? Previously, my initial healthcare address was registered at Linh Nam General Clinic. The health insurance card issued during the unemployment insurance period has the initial healthcare address as Linh Dam General Clinic. I would like to change the initial healthcare address back to Linh Nam General Clinic. Please provide feedback and related instructions and procedures if applicable. Thank you! My health insurance code is: 0105044903.
*/Regarding the time to change healthcare:
In accordance with Article 2, Article 26 of the Law on Health Insurance as amended and supplemented in 2014, it is stipulated as follows: "Article 26: Registration for medical examination and treatment under health insurance 2. Participants in health insurance are allowed to change the initial healthcare facility at the beginning of each quarter."
In addition, according to the regulations in Article 3, Article 47.137 of the Consolidated Document No. 2525/VBHN-BHXH dated 15/08/2023 of Vietnam Social Security: "Article 47: Value of use of health insurance card 3. Participants in health insurance are allowed to change the initial healthcare registration in the first month of each quarter." Therefore, you can only change the initial healthcare facility for health insurance at the beginning of each quarter. The first month of each quarter in the year is determined as January, April, July, and October.
*/ Regarding the documents for changing the initial healthcare facility, including:
1. Declaration form providing and changing information of social and health insurance participants (form TK1-TS, 01 copy/person) or List of proposed changes to the information of social and health insurance participants (form D07-TS, 01 copy) for submitted files.
2. Valid health insurance card.
*/Regarding the processing time for documents:
3 working days. For cases where documents are received from the 21st day of the last month of the quarter and the result is returned before the 1st day of the first month of the next quarter, the result will be returned in the afternoon of the first working day of the first month of the next quarter.
Document submission location: Individuals submit documents to the social security agency or through the unit where they are working. Other cases: Submit documents to the health insurance card issuance agency.
Cost of changing the initial healthcare facility: Currently, participants in health insurance who go through the procedure to reissue the health insurance card due to changing the initial healthcare facility do not have to pay any fees.
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