How to change health insurance policy

For citizens to obtain assistance in state medical institutions need to obtain the obligatory medical insurance policy. If you still have not received it, you will have to pay for all services provided to you in the clinic. Insurance medical policy must be the insured. But in connection with the entry into force on 1 January 2011 the new Federal law № 326-FZ "On mandatory medical insurance of citizens in Russian Federation", the decision was made to issue policies of the new sample, and given the opportunity to choose the insurance medical organisation. If you have no medical insurance or want to replace your old policy, starting may 1, 2011, do the following:

Instruction

1. Decide on the choice of the insurance company, whose services you want to use.
   
   Prepare all the necessary documents (passport, birth certificate for child, pension certificate for pensioners.
2. Apply your chosen health insurance company or territorial Fund, and for the working population need to apply at the place of work in the personnel Department and indicate which insurance company you prefer.
3. Get in the same day, the policy of obligatory medical insurance or the provisional certificate which are defined by the rules of compulsory medical insurance.
4. Remember, to change insurance company, you can only once a year, but not later than 1 November of the current year. However, there are instances when a change of company can be carry out often, for example, in the medical insurance policy of an error in the date of birth or place of birth, and if the policy is inoperable or in case of moving to another region of Russia.