Insurance procedure for foreigners,
entering the territory of Ukraine

Pursuant to the laws of Ukraine, citizens of Ukraine and foreign citizens (nationals of other states and stateless persons), who reside permanently in the territory of Ukraine, enjoy the right to a free-of-charge medical assistance. For all other foreigners the procedure for rendering medical assistance shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

On 17 September, 1997 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine passed Resolution N 1021 (with amendments introduced pursuant to the consecutive resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine N1926 dated 4 December, 1998, N35 dated 13 January, 1999, N555 dated 23 May, 2001 and N673 dated 26 June, 2001), which approved the Procedure for rendering emergency medical aid to the foreigners, who reside temporarily in the territory of Ukraine.

Pursuant to the Procedure for rendering emergency medical aid to foreigners, who reside temporarily in the territory of Ukraine, the obligatory availability of an insurance policy (certificate), that guarantees payment of an emergency medical aid cost, was established for foreigners and stateless persons, who reside temporarily in the territory of Ukraine. The said policy (certificate) should be purchased from the State-owned joint-stock insurance company of Ukraine, specializing in payment of the emergency medical aid to foreigners. If there is an agreement between the State-owned joint-stock insurance company of Ukraine and a foreign insurance company, the later shall guarantee the payment of cost of rendering of an emergency medical aid to a foreigner or a stateless person, residing temporarily in the territory of Ukraine, provided the said person is a holder of the foreign insurance company's insurance policy (certificate).

The said Regulation shall cover no employees of diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states and members of their families in Ukraine, members of official delegations, arriving at the invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the members of warship and auxiliary warship crews, the persons, who, in accordance with established procedure, have received a refugee status in Ukraine, and persons, who have applied for refugee status in Ukraine.

Should the effective international treaties of Ukraine establish other rules, the provisions contained in the international treaties of Ukraine shall apply.

The nationals of the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, the Great Britain, Hungary, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and of the Republic of Uzbekistan, international treaties of Ukraine with which envisage free-of-charge rendering of emergency medical aid, may have no insurance policy (certificate) as aforesaid.

No insurance policy (certificate) as aforesaid is required for the experts in the field of public health services of the People's Republic of China, students, post-graduate students, persons sent for scientific specialization from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Poland, organized tourist groups from Romania.

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine N 227 dated 20 February, 1999 approved the Rules for execution of the visa documents for entry into Ukraine. The Rules for execution of the visa documents for entry into Ukraine stipulate the grounds for refusal to a foreigner or a stateless person in execution of a visa, which include, among other things, "unavailability of the regulation insurance policy".