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Mandatory Social Health Insurance (MSHI) Printable version

Last update: 29.12.2023

Implementation of Mandatory Social Health Insurance has begun in January 1, 2020. Thanks to its implementation, funding of healthcare sector has increased by more than 2 times. In 2019, prior to the launch of MSHI, about KZT 1 trillion was allocated for statutory free medical assistance. In 2023, more than KZT 2.5 trillion is allocated for medical care to the population, including KZT 1.4 trillion for statutory free medical assistance and more than KZT 1 trillion for MSHI. A significant increase in healthcare funding at the expense of MSHI has allowed improving the availability of medical care.

Basic principles of the MSHI system:

  • social orientation: the state pays contributions for 11 million citizens from 15 benefit-entitled categories of population;
  • shared responsibility: the state, employers and citizens are responsible for the health of the population;
  • equal access to medical care: every insured person has the right to the necessary amount of medical care, regardless of the amount of paid contributions;
  • money goes to a patient: a patient can select a medical organization to receive medical services if it is a provider of the Fund;
  • protection of patient rights: the Fund pays medical organizations for medical services only after verifying the quality and volume of medical care provided.

Statutory Free Medical Assistance

Statutory Free Medical Assistance (SFMA) at the expense of budget funds is provided to:

  • citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
  • candas,
  • refugees,
  • foreigners, permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (and having a residence permit),
  • stateless individuals permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (and having a residence permit).

Foreigners and stateless individuals temporarily staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan and asylum seekers have the right to receive SFMA for diseases that pose a danger to others.

SFMA is provided to citizens regardless of the status of insurance.

The Statutory Free Medical Assistance (SFMA) includes:

  1. Ambulance services, including the involvement of medical aviation in certain cases.
  2. Primary healthcare services (PHS), including:
1) diagnosis, treatment and management of the most common diseases;
2) preventive examinations of target population groups (children, adults);
3) immunization (vaccination);
4) formation and promotion of a healthy lifestyle;
5) reproductive health measures;
6) monitoring of pregnant women and new mothers in the postpartum period;

7) sanitary/anti-epidemic and sanitary-preventive measures in the foci of infectious diseases.

  1. Specialized medical care in outpatient facilities:
1) prevention and diagnosis of HIV infection and tuberculosis;
2) delivery of services upon injuries, poisoning or other urgent conditions, including mobile team services for diseases causing deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the country and in cases of suspicion for all the individuals, regardless of the status of insurance;
3) diagnosis and treatment of socially significant diseases;

4) diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases subject to dynamic monitoring.

  1. Specialized medical care in hospital-replacing conditions:
1) treatment upon socially significant diseases;
2) medical services at home for diseases causing deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the country and in cases of suspicion for everyone, regardless of the status of insurance;

3) treatment of chronic diseases subject to dynamic monitoring.

  1. Specialized medical care in hospital conditions is provided:
1) when isolating individuals who have been in contact with a patient having an infectious or parasitic disease that poses a danger to others, as well as bacterial carriers, virus carriers and individuals with suspected infectious or parasitic disease that poses a danger;
2) when treating infectious, parasitic diseases and diseases that pose a danger to others;
3) emergency assistance to people, regardless of the status of insurance, including carrying out medical and diagnostic measures in the reception department of hospitals;

4) as scheduled.

  1. Medical rehabilitation:
1) upon treatment of the underlying disease;

2) for tuberculosis patients.

  1. Palliative care.
  2. Provision of blood-derived products upon availability of medical indications when delivering specialized medical care.
  3. Anatomicopathological diagnostics when providing specialized medical care in outpatient, hospital-replacing and hospital conditions.
  4. Sending Kazakhstani citizens for treatment abroad and (or) attracting foreign specialists for treatment in domestic medical organizations.
  5. Provision of medicines, medical products, specialized medical products, immunobiological medicines.

        

Mandatory Social Health Insurance

Citizens who regularly pay contributions to MSHI and have the "INSURED" status can receive a wider list of medical services without paying for them additionally.

The list of Mandatory Social Health Insurance includes:

  1. Outpatient medical care (diagnosis and treatment of diseases):
  • preventive medical examinations (except for those delivered under SFMA);
  • appointments and consultations of medical specialists under referral issued by a primary healthcare doctors;
  • case follow-up of individuals having chronic diseases by medical specialists;
  • delivery of emergency and elective dental care to certain categories of population;
  • diagnostics services, including laboratory diagnostics pursuant to the list;
  • other procedures and manipulations pursuant to the list;
  1. Specialized (high-tech) medical care in hospital-replacing conditions (except for treatment of diseases under SFMA); as well as medical services at home for diseases that cause deterioration of the epidemiological situation in the country and in cases of suspicion of them.
  2. Specialized (high-tech) medical care in hospital conditions in a scheduled basis (except for treatment of diseases under SFMA).
  3. Specialized emergency medical care in hospital conditions, including carrying out medical and diagnostic measures in the reception departments of hospitals until a diagnosis is established that does not require treatment in a hospital (except for treatment of diseases under SFMA).
  4. Medical rehabilitation.
  5. Anatomicopathological diagnostics.
  6. Preparation of a deceased donor.
  7. Provision of medicines and medical products, when delivering the following services under MSHI system:
  • specialized (high-tech) medical care in hospital and hospital-replacing conditions pursuant to the medical formularies of healthcare organizations;
  • primary healthcare and specialized medical care in outpatient conditions pursuant to the list of medicines and medical devices approved by the authorized body for certain categories of citizens with certain diseases (conditions).

      

To whom and how much to pay for MSHI?

Since January 1, 2023, in connection with the increase in the minimum wage and monthly calculation index (MCI), the amounts of contributions and deductions for mandatory social health insurance have changed.

  • Employers: 3% out of an employee's salary, but not more than KZT 21.000, since the calculation object should not exceed 10 minimum wages. NOTE: if an employee belongs to one of the 15 benefit-entitled categories, then it is not necessary to make deductions for him/her.
  • Employees, including those receiving income under civil contracts: 2% out of income, but not more than KZT 14.000, since the calculation object should not exceed 10 minimum wages.
  • Individual entrepreneurs and individuals engaged in private practice: 5% of the 1.4-fold size of the minimum wage.
  • Self-employed citizens make a single bundled payment:
- for residents of the capital, cities of republican and regional significance: 1 MCI;

- for residents of other settlements: 0.5 MCI.

  • Direct payers: 5% out of the minimum wage.
  • The state pays for 15 benefit-entitled categories of citizens, which are more than 11 million people.

    

How to get an insured status?

Following the Order of the Head of State, amendments to the Law "On Mandatory Social Health Insurance" came into force on September 5, 2022 and provide for an alternative way to participate in the MSHI system. 

Previously, in order to obtain an insured status, it was necessary to have contributions for the past 12 months. In the absence of payments during the period, arrears arose. Now the status can be obtained by paying contributions for 12 subsequent months, that is, it is not necessary to repay the debt for the past year.

Thus, in order to insure for a year ahead, it is necessary to pay contributions of KZT 3.500 for each month separately. It is important to make 12 separate payments, since when making a payment of total amount (KZT 42.000), the system will not assign the status under a new mechanism.

It is possible to pay contributions for MSHI through any second-tier bank, mobile applications of banks, quick payment terminals and through Kazpost branches.

The benefit-entitled categories that are insured at the expense of the state include:

  • children under 18;
  • unemployed pregnant women;
  • unemployed individuals raising a child until the age of three;
  • individuals on maternity leave/leave due to adoption of a newborn child, as well as those taking care of a child until the age of three;
  • mothers of many children awarded with "Altyn Alka", "Kumis alka" pendants or who previously received the "Mother Heroine" title , as well as awarded with the orders of "Maternal Glory" of the I and II degrees;
  • unemployed individuals caring for a disabled child;
  • individuals caring for the lifelong disabled;
  • disabled people;
  • pensioners and WWII veterans;
  • individuals studying full-time in organizations of secondary/ technical and vocational/ post-secondary/ higher education as well as postgraduate education;
  • individuals registered as unemployed;
  • unemployed recipients of state targeted social assistance;
  • unemployed kandas;
  • individuals serving sentences under a court verdict in institutions of the penal enforcement system, with the exception of institutions of minimum security;
  • individuals held in pre-trial detention facilities.

If you belong to one of the above categories and you are not insured, then you need to collect the supporting documents according to the list and submit them to CSC. Information will be sent to government agencies for confirmation. After all the necessary procedures, the state will pay contributions for you, and you will be granted the "INSURED" status being a representative of benefit-entitled category.

     

How do I check my status in the MSHI system?

There are several options to check your status in the mandatory health insurance system.

  1. e-Government Portal (Egov.kz).

To do this, in "Healthcare" section, you need to find the service called "Issuing information about participation in the mandatory social health insurance system as a consumer of medical services and about the amounts of deductions and (or) contributions", click "Order Service" button, fill-in your IIN. The result will appear within 10 minutes.

  1. Official website of the Social Health Insurance Fund is fms.kz.

The pop-up window "Verify status" is located in the right corner of the website page. Just click it and specify your IIN.

  1. Qoldau 24/7 mobile app.

Select "Check the insurance status" section in the menu, then enter your IIN. The status and information on availability of payments for the previous 12 months will appear in the window. You can download the app in PlayMarket and AppStore.

  1. @SaqtandyrýBot in Telegram.

To run the bot, you need to follow the link: https://t.me/SaqtandyryBot or enter its name in the search bar, then select "Check the insurance status" section, enter your IIN.

You can find out about the deductions and contributions made to your name by ordering the public service called "Issuing information about participation in the mandatory social health insurance system as a consumer of medical services and about the amounts of deductions and (or) contributions" by following the link: https://egov.kz/cms/kk/services/health_care/pass171-2_mz

Protection of patient rights

If you are not satisfied with the quality of medical services provided, faced the refusal to provide medical care or rude attitude from medical staff, facts of extortion of funds for medical services that are provided within the statutory free medical assistance and in the system of compulsory social health insurance, or other issues, you should defend your patient rights. There are several options here.

  •  Contact the Patient Support and Internal Audit Service for help. Such a service works in every medical organization. Make a written statement indicating the contact details for feedback. More detailed information can be found at the reception of an outpatient clinic or hospital.

  •  Contact the Call Center of the Regional Health Department.Since all the medical organizations are subordinate to health departments, their representatives will be able to help you settle your issue.

  •  Submit a request via the Qoldau 24/7 mobile app.After submission of a request via Qoldau 24/7, specialists of the Social Medical Insurance Fund will contact a medical organization and check the quality of the service and if you did not receive the service for some reason, they will find out the reason for refusal. All the requests are entered into the register with assignment of a registration number, using which you can track a request status.

  • Submit a request via @SaqtandyrýBot in Telegram. To do this, select "Send message to 1406" command in the main menu. A request should contain the matter of the issue, as well as the name of the region and medical organization.

  • Contact 24/7 Single Call Center of the Fund by calling 1406. Call from mobile and landline phones throughout Kazakhstan is free-of-charge.

  • Submit a request on the official website of the Social Health Insurance Fund (fms.kz). To do this, select "Submit a request" command, then "Ask a question/make a complaint" window opens, where you need to fill in all the fields.

 

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