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End of the monopoly on comprehensive health insurance for foreigners

The Parliament of the Czech Republic has approved an amendment to the Act on the Residence of Foreigners No. 326/1999 Coll. in the area of comprehensive health insurance for foreigners - after two years, the monopoly of Pojišt'ovna VZP, a.s. (hereinafter referred to as PVZP), which was originally intended for five years, will end. After the President's signature, the law has already been sent for publication in the Collection of Laws - it will be effective the day after its promulgation, i.e. within a few days.

Now foreigners can choose any insurance company that will offer the comprehensive health insurance product. The insurance benefit limit will also change - the amendment to the law increases it from EUR 60,000 to EUR 400,000.

Foreigners who have previously taken out health insurance with PVZP will be able to cancel this insurance within 3 months from the date of the law's entry into force, however, without the right to a refund of the premium paid.

In order to better monitor the validity of health insurance, the Czech Insurers' Bureau will set up a so-called foreigners' health insurance register within one year of the entry into force of the adopted law. After its introduction into practice, each insurance company will be obliged to submit data on the health insurance taken out to the register. Access to the register will be granted to health care institutions, the police and the Ministry of the Interior.

If you have any questions, please contact the authors of this article or the EY tax team with whom you regularly work.

Authors:

Jan Lachmann

Sabrina Pastorková