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Medical treatment institutions that wish to offer medical treatment services to foreign patients (so-called health tourism) need to complete an application. The application shall indicate the offices or departments registered in the Register of Medical Institutions as departments of a medical treatment institution in which the service will be offered.

The Health Inspectorate draws attention to the inclusion in the list of health tourism service providers of medical treatment establishments which have been registered in the register of medical treatment institutions for at least 3 years.

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Process description

  1. Service requests
    Medical treatment institutions wishing to offer medical treatment services to foreign patients (so-called health tourism) need to complete an application for health tourism services (hereinafter - Application). The application shall indicate the offices or departments registered in the Register of Medical Institutions as departments of a medical treatment institution in which the service will be offered.

    The application must specify the medicinal services offered, indicating the place (address) where the services offered will be received, and indicate in which departments (offices/units) of the medical treatment establishment are to be provided. It is important that all the departments mentioned in the application are registered in the register of medical treatment institutions and a statement of compliance of the medical treatment institution with the minimum requirements is submitted. The application may be submitted by:
    - using e-service in the www.latvija.lv portal;
    - electronically by sending an e-mail application signed with a secure electronic signature to the vi@vi.gov.lv;
    - by post to Klimian Street 7, Riga, LV -1012;
    - in person, after a previous recording, by phone 67081600 or by e-mail to vi@vi.gov.lv

  2. Receipt of services
    Certificates in Latvian and English shall be sent to the medical treatment institution after the inclusion of the medical treatment institution in the list of health care export services (health tourism).

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