ONLINE health insurance for acute and emergency care for foreign nationals

Why take out health insurance for foreigners?

• This duty is imposed by Section 5 of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, as amended, on all foreigners from outside the EU.
• Health insurance for foreigners covers the costs of medical treatment upon sudden illness or injury.
• It is a necessary precondition for granting a visa.

Why take out insurance for foreigners with Slavia pojišťovna?

• Because only Slavia offers insurance for business and tourist visits at unbeatable prices!
• Slavia’s health insurance for foreigners is accepted by the Foreigners’ Police of the Czech Republic and meets the conditions of Act No. 326/1999 Coll., as amended.

What is included in health insurance for foreigners?

• outpatient care
• hospital treatment
• urgent dental treatment
• medicines prescribed by a doctor
• repatriation

Contracted hospitals

Clients may preferentially use contracted hospitals (see the up-to-date-list), which charge the costs of acute and emergency medical care within the scope of the insurance terms and conditions directly to Slavia pojišťovna. Clients therefore need not pay the costs and only then claim the indemnity from the insurance company.

List of contracted hospitals/health insurance for foreigners

ONLINE health insurance for acute and emergency care for foreign nationals

Assistance service

If necessary, the client may request assistance by phone at +420 296 339 679, or by fax at +420 296 339 630. The assistance service is available to clients 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Operators at the assistance service call centre speak Czech, Slovak, English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. They will help clients find our closest contracted medical facility, assist in communication in the event of a language barrier, and organise repatriation, if required.

Public promise of Payment for Medical Care provided to foreigners insured by Slavia pojišťovna

Slavia pojišťovna insures foreigners for acute and emergency medical care within the Czech Republic. Health insurance for foreigners provided by Slavia pojišťovna is accepted by the Czech authorities, including the Police of the Czech Republic. The insurance meets the conditions of Act No. 326/1999 Coll. on the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic, as amended.

Our contractual policyholders are provided with an “Insured Person´s Card” for identification purposes in the provision of acute and emergency medical care; the card proves that the foreigner has taken out health insurance for foreigners with Slavia pojištovna.

Slavia pojišťovna a.s. undertakes to pay a medical facility in the Czech Republic the costs of acute and emergency outpatient and inpatient medical care provided to the insured person, to the extent stipulated by the insurance policy and general insurance terms and conditions, at prices valid for medical care within the insurance system in the Czech Republic.

Verifying the effectiveness of the insurance

To verify the participation of a foreigner to be treated in this commercial health insurance for foreigners, Slavia pojišťovna can be contacted on working days between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. by phone at +420 255 790 111 or by email at provoz@slavia-pojistovna.cz, unless stated otherwise on the “Insured Person´s Card”.At other times, the validity of the insurance may be checked with the Eurocross assistance service by phone at +420 296 339 679.

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