First online visit Applies to dental treatment Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare New Corona Measures April 24, 17:29
To prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections at medical institutions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to apply it to dental clinics as well, with a mechanism that allows you to receive a doctor's diagnosis online or by phone from the first consultation.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in medical institutions, a system that allows doctors to diagnose and prescribe drugs online or by phone has started this month from the first consultation.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has proposed to the Chuikyo = Central Social Insurance Medical Council that a similar mechanism has been newly applied to dental treatment and has been approved.
Regarding dental treatment, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for refraining from going to the hospital if there is no urgency because of the high risk of “flying infection”. It is supposed to make it easier for patients to receive prescriptions for medicines from home.
The medical examination fee paid to medical institutions at the first medical examination will be 1850 yen, and in the case of a patient who bears 30%, the self-pay will be 555 yen.
In addition, on the 24th, Chuikyo also agreed that the basic hospitalization fee for temporary medical facilities prepared by some local governments in preparation for the spread of infection will be 16540 yen at maximum, which is the same as the tuberculosis ward. it was done.