"Supporting Child Psychology Through In-Depth Counseling"... Ministry of Health and Welfare Announces Additional Recruitment of Medical Institutions

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service announced on the 7th that they will hold an additional recruitment from the 8th to the 21st for medical institutions (clinics, hospitals, public health centers) to participate in the 'Child Primary Care In-depth Consultation Pilot Project' to support the healthy growth and development of children.

This project provides education and consultation services on children's growth, development, psychology, pediatric obesity, and disease management by pediatric specialists for children under 36 months, to strengthen preventive health care for children. It has been implemented since December 26 last year, and currently, 1,288 medical institutions are participating. Pediatric specialists performing this project must complete specialized training organized by the Korean Pediatric Society and the Korean Pediatric Medical Association in advance and submit a certificate of completion.

Specialists at medical institutions establish health management plans necessary for children and periodically provide education, consultation, and monitoring. Parents who wish to use the in-depth child consultation can visit local clinics or hospitals participating in the pilot project and request an in-depth consultation for their child, receiving education and consultation services up to three times a year.

The eligible age is children under 36 months. The education and consultation fee is approximately 50,000 KRW for sessions providing 15 to 20 minutes or more of education and consultation. Parents who wish to participate in the pilot project must submit a consent form for the use of personal information, and statutory co-payments will apply (2,400 KRW for children under 12 months and 10,400 KRW for children aged 12 months to under 36 months at the clinic level).

The government plans to select approximately 1,800 additional institutions through this additional recruitment for the pilot project, and the selected medical institutions will participate in the pilot project until December 2025.

Medical institutions wishing to participate in the pilot project can apply through the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service’s medical institution work portal by 6 PM on the 21st, referring to the announcement.

Information on local pediatric medical institutions participating in the pilot project can be found on the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service website.

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