Medical accident compensation and insurance in Korea
The compensation topic covers what makes an agreed amount enforceable and which public programmes or insurance pay when the liable side does not.
Korea Patient Rights Guide describes programmes only; eligibility is decided by the agency or the insurer.
- ArticleWhat compensation exists for medical accidents in Korea?
Advance payment of unpaid damages, no-fault compensation for childbirth accidents up to ₩300 million, and the insurance foreign-patient facilitators and institutions must carry in Korea.
- ArticleIs a medical dispute mediation agreement legally binding?
A concluded medical dispute mediation in Korea has the same effect as a court settlement. How agreement happens, what deemed consent means and what to do if the money is not paid.
- ArticleWhat should a foreign patient keep before leaving Korea?
Before leaving Korea after treatment that went wrong, a foreign patient can request medical record copies, keep receipts and note the official desks. How to apply for mediation from abroad.
- ToolMedical dispute mediation timeline and fee calculator
Choose mediation or arbitration, the amount claimed and your situation to see the steps, the legal deadline of each step and the application fee, taken from the act and the agency’s fee table.
What does the medical accident compensation topic cover?
The legal effect of agreements and awards, advance payment of unpaid damages, childbirth accident compensation and insurance in foreign patient care.
What does the medical accident compensation topic not cover?
Private insurance products and claims assistance are outside the scope of Korea Patient Rights Guide.