Turkey has updated several provisions of the Health Practices Communiqué relating to obesity operations and refunds for certain medicines. A cap has also been removed on physiotherapy and rehabilitation services for disabled soldiers.
Notable changes include:
- The refund system is expanded to now include:
- Obesity operations performed on:
- Patients with body mass index of 35-40 kg/m2 and coexisting diseases.
- Patients with the body mass index above 40 kg/m2.
- Certain medicines, such as cancer medicines.
- Obesity operations performed on:
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation services provided to disabled soldiers are no longer limited.
The Communiqué Amending the Health Practices Communiqué was published in Official Gazette number 30322 on 4 February 2018. Please see this link for full text of the Communiqué (only available in Turkish).
