Serious illnesses usually include malignant tumors, acute myocardial infarction, sequelae of stroke and other serious diseases. The exact extent of the disease may vary by region and policy. The patient's family financial situation needs to meet the local hardship standards, such as the family's per capita income is lower than the local minimum living security standard. In general, applicants need to have a local household registration or have lived in the local area for a certain number of consecutive years.
Patients or their families need to understand the local serious illness assistance policy, including the recipients of assistance, assistance standards, application procedures, etc. Prepare relevant application materials in accordance with local policy requirements. Generally, it includes ID card, household registration booklet, disease diagnosis certificate, family financial status certificate, etc. Submit the prepared application materials to the local civil affairs department or designated medical institution.
The civil affairs department or medical institution will review the application materials and verify the patient's illness and family financial status. After the review is passed, it will be publicized within a certain range and subject to social supervision.
After there is no objection to the announcement, the civil affairs department or medical institution will issue relief funds to the patient in accordance with the prescribed assistance standards. Relief funds are generally used directly for the patient's medical expenses.
The Interim Measures for Social Assistance stipulates: "The people at or above the county level shall establish and improve the medical assistance system, and provide medical assistance to family members with minimum living guarantees, persons supporting persons in extreme poverty, and other persons with special difficulties as specified by the people at or above the county level in accordance with the provisions of the policy." "This regulation provides a legal basis for serious illness relief. In addition, local governments have also formulated specific serious illness relief policies and implementation rules according to the actual situation.
In the case of Mr. Zhang, his family was in financial difficulties due to a malignant tumor. After learning about the local serious illness relief policy, he prepared his ID card, household registration booklet, disease diagnosis certificate, family economic status certificate and other relevant materials, and submitted them to the local civil affairs department. After the review and publicity process, Mr. Zhang finally received a serious illness relief fund of 50,000 yuan, which greatly reduced his financial burden and enabled him to continue to receive **.