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Self-Paying | Ministry of
Health (MOH) | National Social Security Fund (NSSF) | Insurance Companies | Internal Forces and
Ministry of Defense | Cooperative (COOP) | Health Insurance Plan (HIP)
Self-Paying
 If you are a self-paying patient, the estimated cost of
your stay at AUBMC is payable at the time of admission. Any overpayment will be
refunded when you leave the Medical Center. A weekly bill is distributed, and
you are expected to settle it accordingly. Bills are payable in cash, certified
check or credit card. Every patient should keep the receipt of all payments made
because the receipt is issued only once. A detailed bill is issued only once to
the self-paying patient or his/her designate after the settlement of the account
and at the time of discharge. The billing and the collection officers are ready
to answer any question concerning your hospitalization fees.
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Ministry of Health
(MOH)
- Elective Admissions
An authorization should be secured ahead of
time from MOH. This authorization should be secondary to a medical report from a
physician at AUBMC. To get an authorization from MOH, the patient should bring
the following documents:
- Personal ID
- A letter stating that the patient does not receive any benefits from the
National Social Security Fund
- A hospitalization request form compressed by an AUBMC doctor and signed by
an MOH delegated doctor at AUBMC. Accordingly, the patient will get an
authorization from the MOH and will take it to the Collection Office.
- Emergency Admissions
The above steps should be completed by the
patient’s designate as early as possible. (Top)
National Social Security
Fund (NSSF)
- Elective Admissions
An authorization should be secured ahead of
time from the NSSF. This authorization is secondary to a medical report from a
physician at AUBMC. The patient is expected to report to the NSSF Office at
AUBMC main floor where this request is approved.
- Emergency Admissions
The patient’s designate should report to the
NSSF Office at AUBMC main floor and inform the clerk about the admission. Later,
an authorization will be provided from NSSF Office at AUBMC. The NSSF Office is
open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am till 2:30 pm. (Top)
Insurance
Companies
 Elective
Admissions
Upon admission, every patient should present a written
approval from his/her insurance company specifying the ceiling for coverage and
the class to which the patient is to be admitted.
- Emergency Admissions
Patients are admitted upon showing their
guarantor card, but a coverage letter from their insurance company should be
submitted the next day. (Top)
Internal Forces and
Ministry of Defense
Similar policies are applicable to those of the
insurance companies above.
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Cooperative (COOP)
- Elective Admissions
The admitting doctor at AUBMC completes a
special medical request for COOP patients, which is signed by the Medical
Center, the patient’s employer and then, by the COOP doctor who approves
it.
- Emergency Admissions
The above stated steps should be completed by
the patient’s designate as early as possible. (Top)
Health Insurance Plan
(HIP)
- Elective Admissions
Admission to the Medical Center under this
plan must be recommended by a physician from the AUBMC staff having admission
privileges. After securing the admission slip from the attending physician, HIP
clearance authorization should be obtained from the Benefit Coordinator’s Office
located at the Medical Center, with the approval of the medical auditor to find
out if the proposed admission is covered by HIP or subject to study in the light
of the final diagnosis appearing on the medical record.
- Emergency Admissions
In case of emergency situations, the Admitting Office and/or the Emergency Unit will process the admission slip of
the HIP patient after verifying his/her coverage through the computer. HIP
clearance authorization will be issued by the Benefit Coordinator’s Office on
the next working day. (Top)
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