In accordance with standard diagnostic and therapeutic procedures -Osteoporose-approved in July 2022 by a professional working endocrinology group, osteodenitometric examination may indicate post- compliance with the indication criteria by the doctor regardless of its specialization.
At the same time, the new procedure changes the indication criteria. where the indication is added if the fracture risk is 10 years based on results FRAX calculator without BMD ≥ 3% for femur or ≥ 20% for major osteoporotic fracture.
Health insurance companies pay for the indication criteria the performance of the osteodensitometric examination provided by the contractors; and on the basis of an exchange ticket from a general practitioner.
Current wording of standard diagnostic and therapeutic the procedure for osteoporosis- including indication criteria is published in section Endocrinology: https://www.health.gov.sk/?Standard-Procedures-V-Health.