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Prenatal care is available free of charge to all women who have fled Ukraine, regardless of whether she has temporary protection status (TPS) or if she is a dual Ukrainian-Hungarian citizen. Below we explain the relevant regulations that can be referred to:
- For temporary protection status holders: specific order of the EMMI No 9/2022 (III/11), which states that "the temporary protection status holder is entitled to prenatal and obstetric care free of charge)”.
- Dual citizens who verifiably arrived in Hungary after 24 February 2022 and have not yet established a permanent address in Hungary are treated the same way as temporary protection status holders. According to the specific order of the EMMI No. 9/2022 (III./11.), they are entitled to the same health care as temporary protection status holders. Point 3 of Annex 1 states that: "(...) a Hungarian citizen with a permanent residence in Ukraine and having arrived from Ukraine on or after 24 February 2022 is treated the same way as those who have applied for or received temporary protection status, with regards to access health care".
- Dual citizens who have already established a permanent address in Hungary do not have access to the same benefits as temporary protection status holders. However, they are also entitled to prenatal care free of charge under Act LXXIX of 1992 on the Protection of Fetal Life: "§ 3 (1) Hungarian citizens residing in Hungary are entitled to prenatal care, free of charge."