The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic warns healthcare providers that with effect from 4 May 2022, the Guideline of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic on indications of testing by RT-PCR, LAMP, PoCT (No. Z033651-2022): https://www.health.gov.sk/Sources?/Sources/Covid-19/Documents/Guidelines-Covers/MU-testing-04052022.pdf
Based on the above guidance, testing indicates to a patient under 60 years of age on the basis of clinical signs only by a physician.
People who are not publicly insured were paid by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic (via General Health Insurance Agency, a. s.) to perform testing for COVID-19, with reference to § 38ev paragraph 8 of Law No 580/2004 Z. z. z.
In this context, we would like to draw attention to the fact that the requirement to provide evidence of the doctor's recommendation (the doctor's indication for testing) also applies to tests carried out by persons without public health insurance if these tests were carried out at the time of the effectiveness of the above guidance (since 4 May 2022). The performance of testing of the uninsured person aged up to 60 years, which cannot be supported by the doctor's recommendation, will not be refunded by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.
At the same time, we would like to draw the attention of healthcare providers who carried out COVID-19 disease tests to persons without public health insurance in the period until 4 May 2022 (when no doctor's recommendation for testing was required) to report these to the General Health Insurance Office, a. s. in time after their completion.
The results of testing of persons without public health insurance carried out until the application of the guidelines (until 4 May 2022) please submit for reimbursement to the General Health Insurance Agency, a. s. so that the subsequent reimbursement by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic will take place by 31 August 2022 at the latest.
The performance of testing of persons without public health insurance, which will not be submitted for payment by the above deadline, will not be refunded by the General Health Insurance Agency, a. s. and subsequently by the Ministry of Health SR.