On June 30, 2022, the National Medical Insurance Administration, together with the Ministry of Finance, issued the "Notice on Further Improving the Direct Settlement of Basic Medical Insurance for Cross-Provincial and Off-site Medical Treatment" (Medical Insurance [2022] No. 22, hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). The "Notice" clearly states that insured persons who live in other places for a long time across provinces or go out to seek medical treatment temporarily across provinces can enjoy direct settlement services for cross-provincial and off-site medical treatment after filing for medical treatment in other places.

In order to provide more convenient services to insured persons, the WeChat official account of the National Medical Insurance Administration has now activated the registration and processing function for medical treatment in other places. According to the guide below, insured persons who meet the conditions can complete cross-provincial and off-site medical filing and achieve direct settlement when seeking medical treatment in other places in a few simple steps.

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Which insured person is suitable for it?

People who live in other places for a long time across provinces and places. Including retired personnel who have been resettled in other places, long-term residents in other places, permanent staff in other places, and long-term workers in other places who have been working, living and living outside the insured province (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government);

Temporary medical treatment personnel across provinces. Including medical referrals from other places, emergency rescue personnel from other places due to work, travel and other reasons, as well as other temporary medical treatments across provinces.

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How to apply for cross-provincial and off-site medical registration?

Step 1: Start filing

Enter the WeChat official account of the "National Medical Insurance Administration", click on Medical Insurance Services → National Medical Care Registration, and enter the page of the off-site registration mini program. Click the "Registration Application for Medical Recruitment in Other Places" button and start filing after passing real-name authentication.

Step 2: Select the registration type

Enter the application page for medical treatment in other places. The place of insured is the default of the system. The insured person can adjust it according to the actual situation, and at the same time, choose the place of medical treatment, insurance type, and filing type.

Step 3: Submit the registration materials

Read the registration notice, select the [I have read the registration notice carefully], click the [I have read, start filing] button.

Fill in the registration information, contact information and upload relevant materials. After confirming that it is correct, click the "Submit Registration" button to complete the registration application.

Some areas allow insured persons to register through personal commitments. When eligible insured persons cannot submit recognition materials, they can click "Personal Commitment Letter" and after completing the signature as required, click the "Submit Filing" button to complete the registration application.

Step 4: View the registration progress

Click the homepage [Registration Record] button to enter the medical registration record page in other places, and view the registration progress in real time.

In addition, what other query services are there?

In addition to applying for filing, the insured can also check the opening of designated medical institutions in each coordinated area and other places through the mini program.

Click [More inquiries for medical treatment in other places] to check "Details of medical treatment in other places", "Notice of outpatient chronic diseases", and "Qualification of outpatient chronic diseases".