Namgu

Medical System

Health Insurance

• Health Insurance System
  • Health Insurance is separated into employee insurance and local health insurance. National health insurance is the system by which contributions made by insured persons are consolidated into a fund and insurance benefits are provided upon their need. The system aims to share the burden between insured persons and provide medical services.

Conditions for Enrollment

• Registered foreigners who meet the following conditions can apply for the health service.
  • Employee insurance : Employers or employees of work places
  • Local health insurance : Those who are excluded from the employee insured scheme and have one of the following residence.
  • statuses : F-2, F-4, D-1~9, E-1~5, E-7~8, F-1 (spouses and children of Korean nationals) and those who are the spouses and children under 20 years of age of foreigners.

Application procedures and required documents

• Employee insurance : The employer will prepare the documents and apply to the National Health Insurance Corporation.
• Local health insurance : Please prepare your alien registration card and passport and visit the nearest office of the National Health Insurance Corporation.

Contributions and Payment

• Employee health insurance : Salary × Employee insurance rate (50% shared by employer) Contribution amount is deducted from salary.
• Local health insurance : People with income : Income x Health insurance rate
• People with no income , Average contribution of local health insurance of last year (If studying abroad : 30% reduced)
• Full insurance fee should be paid every 3 months.
• Foreigners who have a status of F-1 and F-2 shall pay the contribution under the same conditions as Koreans.
• The responsibility of insurance fee payment begins from the date of issuance of your alien registration.

※ Please visit the National Health Insurance website at www.nhic.or.kr for more information on medical insurance or for the address and telephone number of branch offices throughout the country. Inquiries: 1577-1000

Health Insurance Inquiries

• the southern branch of Busan: 24 Gwangnam-ro 48beon-gil( 6-25Namcheon-dong), Suyeong-gu, Busan
• Tel. 1577-1000 / Fax. (051) 801-4291~4300

Community Health Center

Nam-gu Community Health Center is dedicated to serving the community as a local health and medical institution on the basis of the Regional Public Health Act, in order to improve the overall health condition of citizens while preventing diseases.

Center Information

• Location : 23 Motgol-ro (Daeyeon-dong), Nam-gu, Busan
• Hours of operation : Weekday 09:00 - 18:00 (Lunch break from 12:00 - 13:00)
• Tel. :051-607-6460

Treatment and Tests