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Get a refund in Poland for medical expenses abroad


Moonlighting  31 | 233
19 Dec 2019   #1
Hello,
I'm resident in Poland and pay ZUS here.
Last month, I went to Belgium and got ill. I went to a doctor and had to buy antibiotics at a pharmacy.
I've got the bill from the doctor and from the pharmacy.
Can I get a refund (at least partial) from ZUS or NFZ? How?

Thanks for your input
Rich Mazur  4 | 2894
19 Dec 2019   #2
Can I get a refund (at least partial) from ZUS or NFZ? How?

Did you consider walking into the nearest ZUS or NFZ office and ask?
OP Moonlighting  31 | 233
19 Dec 2019   #3
Actually, not yet, because my wife says I can't get a refund because I went to a private practitioner, so I wanted to hear from other people first, before going to an office. Will go tomorrow morning, I've got time.
Looker  - | 1129
19 Dec 2019   #4
Maybe this helps a bit:
europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/health/unplanned-healthcare/payments-reimbursements/index_en.htm#shortcut-2
and a Polish source:
poradnikzdrowie.pl/sprawdz-sie/niezbednik-pacjenta/kiedy-nfz-zwraca-koszty-leczenia-za-granica-w-krajach-eu-aa-ACox-iq93-4hx5.html
OP Moonlighting  31 | 233
5 Jun 2021   #5
Just for the sake of completing the discussion (better late than never) to help others who could have a similar question : I went to the NFZ office, filled up a form and attached the bills from the doctor and the pharmacy. Shortly afterwards, I received the refund on my bank account (approx. 70% refund).


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