Starting August, internal posting of veterinary hospital medical expenses will be mandatory
Jun 30, 2025
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 30th that it has revised the 「Enforcement Rules of the Veterinary Law」 to increase access to medical expenses for pet caregivers.
In the meantime, veterinary hospitals were required to post 20 types of major medical expenses, including first-time visits, hospitalizations, vaccinations, CT·MRI tests, blood tests, and heartworm prevention, but the posting method could be selected and posted inside the animal hospital or on the Internet website (limited to animal hospitals that operate the website).
However, if medical expenses are posted only on the Internet homepage, it is difficult for the elderly who have difficulty using the Internet and smartphones to check the medical expenses, so the need for improvement has been raised.
In order to increase transparency of medical expenses, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has decided to post animal medical expenses inside animal hospitals since August this year, and additional places that operate Internet websites will also post medical expenses on the website. However, it was announced that the guidance period would be set until October this year, taking into account the preparation period for animal medical sites due to changes in the method of posting medical expenses.
Park Jeong-hoon, Director of Animal Welfare and Environment Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said "We expect that the improvement of the system will make it more convenient for pet caregivers to check their medical expenses, which will provide practical guarantees of the right to choose treatment and the right to know."," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
