The selection of persons for free spa treatment is carried out by doctors in the clinic. At the same time, each medical worker is guided in his work by current orders. They clearly spell out the selection procedure and referral of patients for sanatorium treatment. The purpose of this treatment is to prevent disease. As a result of it, exacerbations will occur much less frequently, periods of remission will lengthen, the progression of the disease will slow down.
Issuance of a certificate in the clinic
Who should receive a free spa treatment, you can check directly with your doctor in the clinic. If the patient has medical indications for this, and also there are no contraindications, a special form certificate is issued to him. It indicates:
- region of residence of the patient;
- climate;
- the diagnosis that caused the referral to the sanatorium;
- if there is a disability, the diagnosis is indicated, in connection with which such a status is assigned to a citizen;
- all concomitant diseases are listed;
- recommended therapy;
- seasons and place of treatment, which is more preferable for the patient.
The certificate is valid for 6 months from the date of issue. The patient presents it to the social insurance authorities. After the permit is received, the patient, not earlier than 2 months before the start of its term, should consult a doctor. The doctor will prescribe the necessary types of examinations. In some cases, for example, if it is necessary to clarify the concomitant diagnoses, specialist consultations are appointed. Based on the results of the examinations, the doctor fills out and gives the patient a sanatorium card, which is signed, in addition to the attending physician, by the head of the department.
Rules for getting tickets to the sanatorium for a child
Thanks to the emergence of an electronic public services service, it has become much easier to apply for the coveted voucher for spa treatment. Who is entitled to free therapy, we will consider below.
Legislation enshrines the right to free children's health. Orders of the Ministry of Health establish medical indications in which sanatorium treatment is recommended for citizens under 18 years of age. In addition, the order of referral, selection, and a list of health centers are defined.
Contraindications to spa treatment
These include:
- chronic pathologies in the acute stage;
- acute infectious diseases;
- cachexia;
- malignant tumor pathologies;
- sexually transmitted diseases;
- diseases in the acute stage;
- heavy bleeding;
- all forms of tuberculosis;
- pregnancy;
- blood diseases in the acute stage or acute phase;
- Echinococcus of any localization;
- diseases and conditions requiring surgical intervention.
How many days does the treatment last?
A free spa-resort voucher provides the right to receive treatment for a certain time:
- 24 calendar days for patients receiving treatment in sanatoriums of national importance;
- 21 - in local sanatoriums;
- 30 - with occupational lung diseases (silicosis, pneumoconiosis);
- 36 - with inflammatory diseases of the kidneys;
- 45 - in the treatment of certain diseases and consequences of spinal cord injuries, as well as in professional pathologies of the respiratory organs.
Who is entitled to free spa treatment at the expense of the federal budget?
Among the children's population, this right is granted:
- minors with the status of a disabled child and their legal representatives;
- children from two years of age with certain health conditions, for example, with neurological or mental disorders;
- citizens aged four to eighteen years old with chronic diseases and conditions requiring serious specialized therapy;
- children from four to eight years in the postoperative period and, if necessary, rehabilitation and rehabilitation therapy;
- to legal representatives of the above categories, if necessary, to accompany the children, but travel compensation to parents (guardians) is not carried out;
- minors who have lost one of their parents as a result of hostilities;
- if one of the parents died in the line of duty while in the service of the State Fire Service, state security agencies, the execution of sentences, or ATS;
- for health disorders associated with the Chernobyl or other technological disaster.
On a preferential basis, minors may well get a ticket to sanatorium treatment if their parents are members of trade union organizations. In addition, children whose legal representatives are in the civil service are entitled to apply for free or preferential spa treatment, provided that the state body has the appropriate departmental organizations.
Who is entitled to free spa treatment at the expense of the regional budget?
Children can expect free vouchers and sanatorium treatment:
- from a large family;
- lost parents;
- whose families receive a small income;
- families that have suffered from unforeseen situations.
For full information on which categories of children can qualify for free vouchers for spa treatment, you should contact the regional social insurance authorities.
Who is entitled to spa treatment
The right to free spa treatment has privileged categories of citizens who have retained the state social package for receiving state social assistance. These include:
- persons with disabilities, regardless of group, as well as children with disabilities;
- participants in the Second World War and persons equated to them;
- citizens who lived during the blockade in Leningrad;
- invalids of war, etc.
In order to receive a free voucher for sanatorium treatment, in addition to benefits, there must be medical indications. Persons with diseases of the brain or spinal cord receive spa treatment lasting up to forty-two days, minors with disabilities - up to twenty-one, all the rest - for eighteen days.
Action algorithm
To get a free ticket to spa treatment, first of all you need to contact your doctor. The medical commission of the clinic solves the question of the need for this type of therapy for each individual patient. Help to the patient is issued with a positive resolution of the issue. Within six months after its receipt, the citizen is obliged to write a statement to the local social insurance office, which will further inform the patient about the availability of a ticket and the date of arrival at the sanatorium.
How can a pensioner get to a sanatorium for free?
Are pensioners entitled to free spa treatment? This question interests many people who are on a well-deserved vacation. Pensioners have the right to sanatorium treatment once a year, provided that the patient does not have the right to receive such benefits on other grounds. For example, free permits for sanatorium treatment are put to police, military, disabled people and other categories. In addition, the state must pay the cost of the return trip. In exceptional cases, for medical reasons, treatment in a sanatorium is possible more than once a year.To receive a free ticket, you must prepare the following documents:
- pensioner's ID;
- identity card (passport);
- a work book or a document confirming the seniority;
- a medical certificate for a sanatorium voucher (issued at the clinic at the local doctor’s place of residence).
The decision to provide a voucher shall be communicated to the citizen within fourteen days after applying to the social service and providing the required documents. Thus, any citizen who has reached retirement age has the right to receive a ticket to sanatorium treatment every year, and absolutely free of charge.
Voucher for a minor
How to get a sanatorium-resort ticket for free if you have a certain pathology and medical indications in a federal sanatorium? This question arises in the parents of sick children. The list of indications, as well as contraindications for this type of treatment, is fixed in the regulatory documents, which can be found in the clinic at the doctor in charge. It should be remembered that a free ticket is provided only to the child, the legal representative accompanies him to the sanatorium at his own expense. To get a ticket, you need to contact a pediatrician at the clinic at the place of residence of the minor and provide the following package of documents:
- Handwritten application for registration in order to receive a ticket;
- identity card of the child;
- compulsory medical insurance policy;
- parent's passport;
- consent of the legal representative to the processing of personal data (of his own and the child).
The doctor of the clinic, in case the child has medical indications for spa treatment, will issue a special certificate, according to which it will be possible to get a ticket, prepare an extract from the child’s medical card. Then it remains to wait for an answer, after receiving which you must again contact the clinic to fill out a special card. With her, the patient will go for treatment.
Where do you get tickets to the sanatorium?
Through social insurance funds, sanatorium-resort treatment is provided free of charge to those categories of the population who are entitled to benefits. First of all, they are disabled. Also, this type of therapy is available to children from single-parent and large families, who have lost one of their parents, who have suffered in various disasters, have suffered or have a serious pathology that requires rehabilitation therapy in sanatorium conditions.
Almost all minors who need this type of therapy have the right to get a preferential ticket with payment from ten to fifty percent of its cost.