Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 591 in Riga in 2008 (28 July. No 53) foreigners health insurance regulations Issued under the immigration law article 4, first paragraph, point 3 and the sixth subparagraph, and article 12, first paragraph, point 4 1. determines: 1.1. cases in which a foreigner may enter into and stay in the Republic of Latvia without health insurance policies (hereinafter the policy);
1.2. the cases in which a foreigner may be issued a visa or residence permit without the policy;
1.3. the health insurance of foreigners;
1.4. minimum insurance amount;
1.5. minimum billable service;
1.6. procedures for foreigners to receive health care services in the Republic of Latvia. 2. a foreigner may be granted visa-free policy if: 2.1. He uses for travel documents diplomatic or service (official) passports;
2.2. He has received a visa marked "diplomatic visa" or "visa" service;
2.3. He is a foreign member of the delegation, who arrives in the Republic of Latvia, official visit or pass through the territory of the Republic of Latvia in transit;
2.4. He requested transit visa or airport transit visa;
2.5. The Republic of Latvia in international treaties binding is for other mutual health care services and foreigner issue visas valid only in the Republic of Latvia, and the period of stay does not exceed 90 days in a half-year;
2.6. He is the Republic of Latvia, international agreements binding on entities that define a simplified visa arrangements for border residents, and the parity principle is respected;
2.7. He is a member of the European Union, the countries of the European economic area or the Swiss Confederation the citizens of family member;
2.8. thus may protect national interests in foreign policy, development policy or other vital public interest in the field. 3. a foreigner may be granted a residence permit without the policy, if: he requires 3.1 right of permanent residence in the Republic of Latvia;
3.2. He is a family member of a Member State of the European Union, the countries of the European economic area or the Swiss Confederation citizen, that the purpose of stay in the Republic of Latvia is linked to employment, self-employed persons, activities or the provision of services. 4. A foreigner may enter into and stay in the territory of the Republic of Latvia without the policy, if: 4.1 for the travel document he used diplomatic or service (official) passports;
4.2. He has received a visa marked "diplomatic visa" or "visa" service;
4.3. He is a foreign member of the delegation, who arrives in the Republic of Latvia, official visit or pass through the territory of the Republic of Latvia in transit;
4.4. He is the foreign military personnel who enter or reside in the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the relevant international agreements;
4.5. He received the border traffic permit of the Republic of Latvia in accordance with binding international treaty;
4.6. He is a member of the European Union, the countries of the European economic area or the Swiss Confederation or his family member and wish to stay in the territory of the Republic of Latvia for up to 90 days;
4.7. He is a member of the European Union, the countries of the European economic area or the Swiss Confederation or his family member and wish to stay in the territory of the Republic of Latvia for more than 90 days and if the citizens of the target catches uzt in Latvia is linked to employment, self-employed persons, activities or the provision of services. 5. Foreigner's health insurance policy in the issuing State or in a recognized licensed insurance institution (society), which issued poly ses conditions meet this provision in paragraph 6 and 7 these conditions. 6. The policy must guarantee to at least cover the following services related to health care: 6.1. emergency medical assistance;
6.2. the life or dangerous situation critical treatment in hospital;
6.3. transport to the nearest hospital, which provides a set of mu and this 6.1 6.2. services referred to;
6.4. transport back home delivery to severe illness or death. 7. the minimum specified in the policy, the insurer's liability limit at insurance of the period may not be less than: 7.1. Council of 22 December decision 2004/17/EC amending part V, point 1.4, of the common consular instructions and part I, point 4.1.2 of the common manual certain amount EUR 30 000 – requiring short-term visa;
7.2.30 000 lats – requiring long term visas, long term visa, which one time valid as short-stay visa or a residence permit. 8. A foreigner requiring short-term or long-stay visas which are valid for one time as a short-stay visa shall be submitted to the policy that is valid in the Republic of Latvia and other Member States of the Schengen agreement in the territory for which the visa is valid. 9. the period of validity of the policy shall not be less than the expected ārz by a mere term of residence in the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Latvia or of one or more of the other Member States of the Schengen area. If a foreigner requires a multiple visa, a foreigner shall submit the insurance policy to the first fucking time and maintain proof that he knows that the next journey she must be an insurance policy. 10. Health care services in the Republic of Latvia a foreigner receives medical treatment in the area of regulatory legislation. 11. being for the benefit of foreigners within its competence control of the Latvian diplomatic and consular representations and the national border guard of the citizenship and Migration Board. 12. Foreigners who cross the State border of the Republic of Latvia and who have been issued a visa policy being controlled only in exceptional cases (if there is a reasonable doubt as to the validity of it). Prime Minister i. Godmanis Minister of Interior Mr Segliņš