Certain types of medical care must be provided to you free of charge, but you may have to pay for others.
Free medical care
You should receive the same type of free medical care in prison as you would receive in the general community. According to Moldovan law, you are entitled to the following medical care free of charge:
- prehospital emergency
- primary
- specialized ambulatory, including dental
- hospital
- high performance medical services
- home-type medical care (in detention)
This may mean that you would be provided the most effective and cheapest medication prescribed by a prison doctor.
You are also entitled to basic medical devices (such as prosthetics, a wheelchair etc.) which satisfy your minimum needs if required.
Choice of paid treatment
The State does not have a duty to pay for all the types of medical care you may need. Therefore, the State is not obliged to pay for treatment that you wish to have which is medically unnecessary. It will only pay for the cheapest treatment and medicines that are prescribed by a doctor and are effective for your condition.
example If the doctor says that there are 3 different types of pills you could take and they are equally effective, the prison administration will provide the cheapest ones.
How to complain
If you believe that the medical care provided to you was insufficient or inappropriate, or you were asked to pay for medical care that should be free, you should submit a complaint to the National Prison Administration or to the investigative judge. Read more about how to complain.