Health Assistance Equipment Borne By BPJS Health, Glasses To Kruk Given Free

Illustration of BPJS Kesehatan (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA The public must know that in addition to covering the costs of health services at hospitals, BPJS Kesehatan also bears medical aids. There are several medical aids borne by BPJS, ranging from light to heavy category tools.

The policy of handling BPJS on medical aids is regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Permenkes RI) Number 3 of 2023 concerning the Standard Tariff for Health Services in the Implementation of the Health Insurance Program.

Quoted from the website of the Yogyakarta Provincial Health Office, several medical devices borne by BPJS Kesehatan, such as hearing acid, dental protection, corset, and so on. Here are the details.

BPJS Kesehatan participants are entitled to receive the dependents of the eyeglass vision tool. This guarantee is provided through the recommendations of an eye specialist who is supported by the results of the examination.

BPJS Kesehatan guarantees that the size of the glasses is at least 0.5 dioptri for spheroidal lenses. Meanwhile, for a cylindrical lens, which is 0.25 dioptri. Participants can get maximum glasses in 2 years.

BPJS Kesehatan also provides the dependents of hearing aids. This tool is specifically for patients who have medical indications of hearing from one or two Tilinga. The size of the aid with the most borne is IDR 1.1 million and is given no later than 5 years. To get it, patients must receive recommendations and recipes from the THT doctor.

Gigi protests are given to replace removing or missing teeth due to trauma or medical revocation. BPJS itself bears full pharosia at a maximum cost of IDR 1.1 million with a ceiling per jaw of IDR 550 thousand each. Gigi protests can be given no later than 2 years with the same dental indications.

BPJS Kesehatan participants also receive dependents on fake movement equipment both on their hands and feet. BPJS claims to its participants a maximum of IDR 2,750,000 with a maximum of 5 years at a time. To get it, it must be accompanied by a prescription for a physical specialist and rehabilitation.

The spinal cord is used to help support and lower the spinal burden. BPJS Kesehatan helps these medical devices with a maximum of IDR 385 thousand, given no later than 2 years 1x.

Collar neck is a buffer device mounted on the neck resembling a corset. This tool is also borne by BPJS Kesehatan with a maximum nominal value of IDR 165 thousand, given no later than once every two years.

This tool is useful for supporting a body shaped like a stick for a broken bone patient or other medical indications. BPJS itself bears a crew at a maximum cost of IDR 385 thousand. Participants can claim to be crew no later than 5 years a day for medical indications.

How to claim medical aids from BPJS Kesehatan is actually quite easy. Participants can get it through the first level health facility or advanced referral health facilities in accordance with the recommendations of the Patient Responsible Doctor (DPJP).

Participants must also know that the KB service borne by BPJS Kesehatan is free, one of which is in the form of injections.

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