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Medicare service programs in the Public Health Center

Medicare service programs in the Public Health Center - Title, Medicare Service Program Overview
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Information on the issue of a medical checkup report
  • Required documents: Identification card (Resident registration card, Driver’s license, Passport)
  • Examination items : Typhoid , Tuberculosis, Infectious skin diseases etc
  • Processing period: 5 days (Holidays excluded), Fee KRW 1500
  • Procedures : Application submitted to the public service office (1F) ▶ Radiation room (3F) ▶ Examination room (3F)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2426
Internal medical service
  • Eligibility: Adults aged 15 and older
  • Available services : Medical treatment (1st medical service) and issue of prescription (KRW 500 won) etc
  • Procedures: Internal medicine (Application/1F) ▶ Internal medical service ▶ Public service office (Medical expense to be paid)
  • Required documents : Identification or health insurance card (A certificate of health payment)
  • Service hours: Weekdays from 8 a.m ~ 6 p.m (Closed on Saturdays and holidays)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-3263
Medical service for pregnant women
  • Eligibility : Pregnant women
  • Required documents : Maternity notebook, alien registration, a spouse’s certificate of resident registration for multi-cultural family
  • Available services : Early examination (Within 10 weeks), Ultrasound scan (16~30 weeks), AFP test(16~18weeks), Iron supplements (20 weeks)
  • Service venue: Maternity room (4 F)
  • Service hours : Weekday From 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2457
HEPATITIS B vertical infection
  • Eligibility : Infants born as of July 1 2002 to a mother HEPATITIS B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
  • Required documents: HEPATITIS B vertical infection card
  • Procedures : Receive HEPATITIS B vertical infection card after delivery(Gynecological hospital) ▶ Make a visit to a medical institution for vaccination or examination for HEPATITIS B (Public Health Center and pediatric hospital etc)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Medical expense support for newborns
  • Eligibility : Infants aged 1 and younger (After birth to 12 months) from a household with an income 200% of the minimum cost of living (Residency should be registered in Guro-gu)
  • Selection criteria: Selection is made based on the patient’s co-payment of health insurance premium and subject to change every year
  • Available services: Co-payment reimbursement of medical expenses incurred during the period of the first year after birth (Except optional medical expenses and uninsured medicine/ Maximum KRW 500,000 for each infant)
  • Required documents : Receipt, health insurance card, Written confirmation of co-payment for the previous month, a copy of bank account, a certificate of residence registration (a certificate of family relations for multi-cultural family)
  • Procedures : Fill out the application form at the department of regional health (7F) ▶ Payment will be made within 30 days after deliberation
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Full coverage for mandatory vaccinations
  • Eligibility : Children aged 12 and younger living in Guro-gu according to residence registration
  • Service available : Full coverage for vaccinations when mandatory vaccinations are received at contracted private medical institutions with Guro-gu office
  • Available vaccinations : BCG(Intradermal), HEPATITIS B , DPT, Polio vaccination, Chicken pox, MMR, Japanese encephalitis (Salk vaccine),Td
  • Required documents: A certificate of residence registration (※ A certificate of alien registration for foreigners), baby notebook
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Test for birth defects related to metabolism and baby patient care
  • Eligibility : Newborn babies in the applicable year (※ Parents should be both Korean)
  • Examination items : 6 kinds (phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, homocystinuria etc)
  • Examination method : Free examination within 7 days after birth at the hospital
  • Patient care: Register a child patient regardless of income criteria and support supply of specially formulated milk powder up to 18 years of age
  • ☎ 82-2-860-3251
Medical expense reimbursement for babies born prematurely or birth defects
  • Eligibility : Premature babies of families with a monthly income below 150% of the national household average (※ One of the married couple should be Korean and both should have health insurance )
  • Selection criteria: Selection is made based on the patient’s co-payment of health insurance premium and subject to change every year.
  • Available services : Medical expense coverage depending on weight of the premature baby (※ Max. 5 million KRW for a baby with inborn errors)
  • Required documents : Medical expense receipt, a copy of bank account, a birth certificate (※ A certificate of diagnosis should be included for birth defects)
  • Procedures: Fill out the application form at the department of regional health, 7F of the Public Health Center ▶ Medical expenses will be reimbursed within 30 days after deliberation
  • ☎ 82-2-860-3251
Support for couples experiencing difficulty conceiving
  • Eligibility : Married couple with a monthly income below 150% of the national household average with the woman aged 44 years of age or younger (※ One of the married couple should be Korean and both should have national health insurance)
  • Selection criteria: Selection is made based on the patient’s co-payment of health insurance premium and subject to change every year.
  • Available services : Reimburse part of the cost incurred from ART(Assisted Reproductive Technology) for couples experiencing difficulties conceiving (IVF, artificial insemination)
  • Required documents: A certificate of diagnosis (For the purpose of the application for IVF or artificial insemination)
  • Procedures : Fill out the application form at the department of regional health, 7F of the public medical care center ▶ Issue the notification of decision
  • ☎ 82-2-860-3251
Free vaccination service for infants at the public health care center
  • Eligibility : Infants aged 6 years of age and younger and children aged 12 years of age and younger
  • Available vaccinations : BCG(intradermal), HEPATITIS B , DPT, Polio vaccination, Chicken pox, MMR, Japanese encephalitis (salk vaccine), Td
  • Required documents : baby notebook
  • Procedures: Fill out and submit the preliminary questionnaire and consent form (1F) ▶ Get a vaccination after preliminary check-up (1F)
  • ☎82-2-860-2435
General vaccination (Paid)
  • Eligibility : Priority applicants and those who wish to receive a vaccination
  • Vaccination name : HEPATITIS B , Typhoid , epidemic hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome etc
  • Procedures: Fill out and submit the preliminary questionnaire and consent form at the vaccination room (1F) ▶ Settle payment with the public service office (1F) ▶ Get a vaccination after preliminary check-up (1F)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2435
Medical examination for newlyweds
  • Eligibility : Couple to be married or couple expecting after marriage among residents or office workers in the jurisdiction
  • Examination items: Chest X ray, blood sugar level before a meal, liver-function test, hemoglobin, blood platelet, measles, HEPATITIS B , syphilis, AIDS
  • Required documents : Alien registration card or certificate of family relations for multi-cultural family (including a certificate of residence registration for spouse)
  • Procedures : Application submitted to the maternity room (4F) ▶ Radiation room (3F) ▶ Blood test room (3F) ○Note: Fast from 10:00 p.m on the previous day of examination until the blood sample is taken (Pre-reservation is not required)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2457
Helper dispatch program for mothers and newborn babies
  • Eligibility : Family with a new born and with an income below 50% of the national household average based on the co-payment of health insurance premium
  • Available services : Dispatch a helper to the family with a new born (2 weeks, 12 days)
  • Application period: From 40 days before due date to 30 days after childbirth (Application is not acceptable if the service commences 30 days after birth)
  • Required documents: Identification, health insurance card, written confirmation for health insurance premium payment for the previous month, maternity notebook
  • Processing period : 3 days, Co-payment will be incurred (KRW 46000 or KRW 92000)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Newborn hearing screening test
  • Eligibility : Newborn of a family living in the jurisdiction with an income below 200% of the minimum cost of living
  • Available services: Issue a coupon to support the examination expense of the hearing screening test
  • Application period : From 3 months before due date to 1 month after childbirth
  • Required documents: Identification, health insurance card, written confirmation for health insurance premium payment for the previous month
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Training for childbirth
  • Eligibility: Pregnant and lactating women living in the applicable jurisdiction
  • Training programs: Breast-feeding class (Breast-feeding class for married couple), Antenatal class (for married couple), Breast-feeding Clinic, Prenatal training class for married couple, Brain school (Please note eligible trainees and training schedules differ by program)
  • Application procedures: Application by internet (The web site of the public health care center) and telephone ▶ Acceptance and sending SMS message for confirmation ▶ Training (Auditorium/9F)
  • ☎ 82-2-860-2421
Medical examination for infants
  • Eligibility: From 4 month-old-babies to infants aged 6 and younger
  • Examination period : 4 month, 9 month, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
  • Examination items : Growth, development, safety, nutrition, hearing, sleep, sight, oral cavity
  • Medical institution: Free examination is available (For information on the available medial institutions : National Health Insurance Corporation ☎1577-1000 / www.nhic.or.kr)
  • ☎ 1577-1000
Customized visiting health care service program
  • Eligibility : welfare recipients gaining support to maintain national basic living standards, potential welfare recipients with higher health risk, single elderly household, pregnant women, infants, multi-cultural families etc
  • Program : Provide a visiting health care service to prevent diseases and promote health
  • Procedures : Visit the public health care center (Community center) ▶ Consult with a visiting nurse and select the eligible recipients ▶ Provide the visiting health care service
  • ☎ 82-2-860-3281~3