How to get health care for military personnel, their families, and military retirees?
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Medical care for military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, family members of contract military personnel, and certain categories of persons discharged from military service is provided in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The conditions for receiving medical care vary depending on the category of recipient, the type of medical care, and its source of funding.
Military personnel receive military medical care in military medical institutions and medical units funded by the state budget.
Family members of contract military personnel and persons discharged from military service on grounds provided for by legislation may receive medical care under the Guaranteed Volume of Free Medical Care (GVFMC), the Compulsory Social Health Insurance (CSHI) system, as well as additional medical care, subject to the established conditions.
This article explains who is eligible for medical care, where to apply, and how to obtain a medical consultation, outpatient treatment, or inpatient treatment.
Regulatory legal acts:
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Military Service and Military Personnel Status"
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Compulsory Social Health Insurance
Order of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan On approval of rules of military medical (medical) provision in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
