Digital compulsory medical insurance policy

Main article: compulsory medical insurance (Compulsory health insurance)

2024: Sanctions brought down the release of a critical chip for compulsory medical insurance policies. How Micron rebuilt production

The court materials on the claim of NTC Atlas against Micron, published in the Electronic Justice system, provide details of the suspension in 2022 of the production of a unique MIK51AB72R chip, which is a key element of the plastic compulsory health insurance policy (compulsory medical insurance) and is issued only on Micron. More

2023: The emergence of the opportunity to issue an electronic policy on the State Public services portal

On January 9, 2023 Ministry of Digital Development , it was announced that you compulsory health insurance can now apply for an electronic policy (compulsory medical insurance) for yourself or a child. Public services You no longer need to carry a plastic or paper version with you. If necessary, you can show an electronic document on the screen, and phone when you make an online appointment with a doctor or attach to a to policlinic data policy, they will be automatically pulled up from your personal account.

On Public services from January 2023, you can issue an electronic compulsory medical insurance policy

To obtain an electronic policy, you only need a confirmed account on Public services. If there is already a policy number in your personal account, the digital document will be downloaded automatically. If there is no policy, you can apply to immediately issue an electronic one. It will be ready within one working day. Children are also issued a policy in one day, and only birth certificate data will be required.

Information about the policy, its number, contacts of the insurance company and information about the attachment to the clinic will always be available in your personal account.

If necessary, you can:

• Change insurance company
• Change insurance region
• Suspend Policy
• Renew Policy
• You can change the insurance once a year for any reason. There is no such restriction when moving.

The compulsory medical insurance policy is also issued in the form of a plastic card with an electronic medium containing information about the insured person (full name, date of birth, gender, personal signature and photograph), as well as the number and validity period of the policy. On the territory of Russia, he gives the right to free medical care, as well as a policy on paper.

From December 1, 2022, it is not necessary to present a policy in a plastic or paper version: now, when seeking medical help, only an identity document can be provided.

Previously, in order to obtain a compulsory medical insurance policy, it was required to contact an insurance medical organization and apply. At the time of the production of the permanent certificate, a temporary document was issued granting the right to medical services.

2022: The timing of the launch of compulsory medical insurance digital policies has been announced

At the end of June 2022, the Federal Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (FFOMS) announced the timing of the launch of compulsory medical insurance digital policies, which will allow citizens to receive free medical care using identity documents.

In accordance with the federal law of June 28, 2022 [year] No. 204-FZ "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation," the launch of the digital compulsory medical insurance policy will take place on December 1, 2022, the FFOMS said in a statement.

Digital compulsory medical insurance policies are introduced in Russia

The press service of the fund noted that technologies for the operation of the digital policy by the end of June 2022 are in a high degree of readiness, attention is paid to the protection of information, including personal data and medical information of compulsory medical insurance participants.

Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko previously spoke about the launch of digital compulsory medical insurance policies in 2022. He argued that the digital policy would establish rapid communication between the patient and the medical organization when seeking medical services.

It is expected that the digital policy will be automatically formed at the birth of a child or receipt of Russian citizenship. In addition, the policy will be automatically formed when the corresponding entries appear in the registry office or at the request of the insured. The authorities also plan to link the data of the Federal Register of Preferential Drug Provision to the Public services portal so that every Russian knows about his right to preferential drugs and can receive them.

By the end of June 2022, there is already a law signed by President Vladimir Putin that allows Russian citizens to receive policies not only in the form of paper or plastic documents, but also in digital format. According to the law, data on policies will be entered into the unified register of insured persons, it will be formed on the basis of records of territorial compulsory medical insurance funds on the basis of information provided by government agencies, including the registry office.^[1]

2021: The Ministry of Health approved the introduction of electronic compulsory medical insurance policies

In September 2021, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation approved the introduction of electronic compulsory health insurance (compulsory medical insurance) policies. The corresponding document was published on the federal portal of draft regulations and approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the draft amendments developed by the Ministry of Health for No. 326-FZ "On Compulsory Medical Insurance," Russians from January 1, 2022 will be able to receive a digital compulsory medical insurance policy (a code assigned to a person in the register) and instead of a paper/plastic compulsory medical insurance policy, present an identity document to a medical organization. At the same time, at the request of a person, it will remain possible to issue a policy on a physical medium.

Compulsory medical insurance policies will become digital from 2022

To launch the system, the bill involves the transition of system participants to a registered model of accounting for insured persons. To do this, territorial funds by January 1, 2022 must check the reliability, completeness and relevance of information in the regional segments of the unified register of insured persons and transfer this data to the compulsory medical insurance fund.

The document also proposes, when submitting an application for the choice or replacement of an insurer, to simultaneously submit an application and for inclusion in the unified register of insured persons, which will become part of the state information system of compulsory health insurance (GIS compulsory medical insurance) and the basis for switching to a digital compulsory medical insurance policy. 

This norm will allow you to abandon the use of the compulsory medical insurance policy on paper. The policy itself (number in the register of insured persons) will appear upon birth or acquisition of citizenship. In this case, a policy on paper will be issued at the request of a person.

The Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (FFOMS) will maintain a single register of insured persons in accordance with the procedure for maintaining personalized registration established by the Ministry of Health.^[2]

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