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Designated Consignment

Overview of Designated Consignment

In areas without a VHS Hospital or where VHS Hospitals are located far away, private hospitals are designated as consignment hospitals to ensure that persons of distinguished service to the state and other eligible persons can conveniently receive medical treatment at nearby medical institutions.

Eligible Persons for Designated Consignment: Patients eligible for government-funded medical support.

Scope of Medical Expense Support

Scope of Medical Expense Support : Category, Scope of Support, Covered Services
Category		Scope of Support	Covered Services
Persons of distinguished service to the state with disability ratings of 1 to 7 Patriot Soldiers or police officials wounded in action and wounded on active duty Persons wounded in the April 19 Revolution Public officials wounded on active duty June 18 Wounded Freedom Seekers Persons injured in the May 18 Democratization Movement State-supported soldiers or police officials wounded on active duty State-supported public officials wounded on active duty Soldiers or police officials wounded by disaster Public officials wounded by disaster, etc.		All medical conditions	Medical expenses covered under the National Health Insurance Act MRI, ultrasound, and 18 types of stomachics included among non-covered medical expenses
New registrants after July 1, 2012 Persons of distinguished service to the state with Disability Rating of 7 New registrants after June 23, 2016 A mild disability rating among persons suffering from actual or potential aftereffects of defoliants (including second-generation) Disability ratings 12-14 among persons injured in the May 18 Democratization Movement Disability rating 7 among persons injured while performing special missions		Service-related injury (10% co-payment for non-service-related treatment)
Aftereffects of defoliants	Grade assessment	All medical conditions
Aftereffects of defoliants	All medical conditions	Recognized conditions
Persons with a minor injury in service		Service-related injury

At designated contracted hospitals, patients may incur out-of-pocket expenses for items not covered under the program.

Treatment Period

Inpatient treatment is covered for up to 30 days (up to 90 days in long-term care hospitals)

If the treatment period is exceeded or the government-funded medical expenses exceed KRW 3 million, patients will, except under special circumstances, be transferred to a VHS Hospital.

Procedure for Accessing Contracted Hospitals

Please visit the designated contracted hospital and present your Veteran ID Card or Resident Registration Card to verify your eligibility as a government-funded patient before receiving medical treatment.

Responsible Officials by Jurisdiction

Responsible Officials by Jurisdiction : Jurisdiction, Contact Information(Designated Contracted Services, Contracted Fee-Reduction Services, Specialized Referral, Emergency Referral)
Jurisdiction	Contact Information
Jurisdiction	Designated Contracted Services	Contracted Fee-Reduction Services	Specialized Referral	Emergency Referral
VHS Medical Center	+82-2-2225-1511	+82-2-2225-1961	+82-2-2225-1196	+82-2-2225-1903
Busan	+82-51-601-6720	+82-51-601-6150	+82-51-601-6132	+82-51-601-6155
Gwangju	+82-62-602-6062	+82-62-602-6071	+82-62-602-6065	+82-62-602-6934
Daegu	+82-53-630-7034	+82-53-630-7045	+82-53-630-7032	+82-53-630-7026
Daejeon	+82-42-939-0187	+82-42-939-0204	+82-42-939-0186	+82-42-939-0287
Incheon	+82-2-2225-1511	+82-2-2225-1961	+82-32-363-9703	+82-32-363-9709