Participants of BPJS Health Now Only Need to Show ID Card When Seeking Treatment, Here are the Conditions

Dream - The President Director of the Social Security Organizing Agency (BPJS) Health, Ghufron Mukti, stated that participants who will seek treatment now only need to bring their Identity Card (KTP) and show their Population Identification Number (NIK).

This applies to all partner health facilities (faskes) of BPJS Health throughout Indonesia.

"Now participants can easily access it, just use the NIK, no need to bring a photocopy of the JKN card when seeking treatment, and this applies throughout Indonesia," said Ghufron in Jakarta as quoted from Merdeka.com, Thursday, April 6, 2023.

If participants are outside their place of origin, they can still access non-registered Faskes by showing their ID Card.

During the Eid holiday, Ghufron added, participants can also access services at all First-Level Health Facilities (FKTP).

"If participants are in a medical emergency condition, all health facilities are obliged to provide health services to participants," he said.

Furthermore, if participants experience difficulties in accessing services at Faskes, participants can contact the Information and Complaint Handling Officer (PIPP). In hospitals, BPJS Health has also provided BPJS Satu Officers to facilitate access to information services.

"If there are any difficulties at the hospital, participants can also contact the BPJS Satu officer," he added.

Umrah and Special Hajj Pilgrims Must Be Participants of BPJS Health

Dream - Prospective umrah and special hajj pilgrims are required to be registered as participants of BPJS Health.

This regulation is stipulated in the Minister of Religion Decree (KMA) Number 1456 of 2022 concerning the Requirements for Participation in the National Health Insurance (JKN) Program in the Implementation of Umrah and Special Hajj.

"Additional requirements for prospective umrah and special hajj pilgrims to become active participants of BPJS are in order to support the National Health Insurance Program (JKN)," said the Director of Umrah and Special Hajj Development of the Ministry of Religion, Nur Arifin, to Dream.co.id, Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

However, he understands that this regulation may be difficult for prospective pilgrims to accept. However, he said, because this regulation follows Presidential Instruction Number 1/2022, the Ministry of Religion is obliged to implement it.

"The benefit is that if the pilgrims get sick, their health can be guaranteed by BPJS Health," he said.

Nur Arifin stated that there is no discriminatory treatment for prospective umrah and special hajj pilgrims. According to him, BPJS Health is available for all layers of society.

"There is no discriminatory treatment for prospective umrah and special hajj pilgrims. Because the BPJS program is for all layers of society. Various public services also require BPJS participation," said Nur Arifin.

Indonesia Receives 221 Thousand Hajj Quotas in 2023, No Age Restrictions

Dream - The Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) and the Saudi Arabian government have officially agreed on the hajj quota for Indonesia in 2023, which is 221 thousand pilgrims.

The agreement was signed by the Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, together with the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq F Al Rabiah, in Jeddah, on Sunday, January 8, 2023.

"The quota consists of 203,320 regular hajj pilgrims and 17,680 special hajj pilgrims. As for officials, this year we received a quota of 4,200," said Yaqut in his statement.

In addition to the hajj quota, the government also agreed that there are no age restrictions for hajj pilgrims.

The previous age limit policy was implemented by the Saudi Arabian government during the past two years of the pandemic. At that time, Saudi Arabia imposed a requirement that hajj pilgrims in 2022 must be under 65 years old.

"According to the agreement, this year there are no age restrictions for hajj pilgrims. This means that pilgrims aged 65 and above can also perform hajj this year," he said.

The request for additional hajj quotas, Yaqut said, is due to the increasing length of the hajj waiting list in Indonesia.

"Comfort and safety are a priority. But I can say that Indonesia will always have priority in obtaining additional quotas," said the Saudi Minister of Hajj.

"(Perhaps) there are countries that reduce their hajj pilgrims, so the quotas can be given to Indonesia. Everyone is certainly longing to perform hajj (under normal conditions)," he added.