State aid for medical fertilisation procedures

State budget funds pay for the determination of infertility and related healthcare services - specialist advice, carrying out investigations, countervailable medicines, etc.

The performance of the medical fertilization procedure is paid to women under the age of 40 years (including). This means that a patient, for example, 40 years and two months of age, has the right to initiate stimulation of state-paid eggs with medicinal products and to continue until the embryo transfoyer without freezing it.

More information on State aid for medical fertilisation procedures: medical fertilization.

State-paid gynecologist services

On site www.rindapiearsta.lv information is available on medical treatment establishments where State-paid gynecologist counselling can be received (“Service” should be indicated in the seeker's “Service”). On site www.rindapiearsta.lv you can find out which medical treatment institutions provide state-paid healthcare services and where they can be received more quickly. Waiting times vary from one treatment institution to another. If the receipt of a State-paid health care service in one medical treatment institution has to wait in line, the patient has the right to apply to another medical treatment institution in which the waiting lines are not or are less. Information on the length of waiting lines shall be compiled by medical treatment institutions once a month, so that the waiting lines' reports are informative and may not reflect information on the current date. The most up-to-date information on line lengths can be found by contacting the receptionist of a particular medical institution.

Places of birth

State-paid maternity assistance shall be provided in medical treatment institutions which are in a contractual relationship with the State (a contract with the National Health Service has been entered into). Family labor is also paid from State budget funds, i.e. a pregnant husband or another family can participate in labor free of charge.

State paid maternity assistance shall be provided by:

• Riga Departure House (Peace Street 45, Riga) - Tel. 67011222
• Paula Stradins Clinical University Hospital (Civil Street 13, Riga) - Tel. 67069600
• Sigulda hospital (Nightingale Street 13, Sigulda) - Tel. 67973973
• Awards and Gulbene Hospital Association (Berzpils Street 1a, Balvi) - Tel. 64473145
• Daugavpils Regional Hospital (Vasharina Street 20, Daugavpils) - Tel. 65405282
• Dobeles & Neighborhood Hospital (Adam Street 2, Dobell) - Tel. 63781145
• Jekabpils Regional Hospital (Andreja Porja Street 125, Jekabpils) - Tel. 65237810
• Jelgava City Hospital (Freedom Boulevard 6, Jelgava) - Tel. 63027606
• Jurmala Hospital (Unit Prospectus 21/19, Jurmala) - Tel. 67754076
• Kuldiga hospital (Aizpute Street 22, Kuldiga) - Tel. 63374001
• Liepājas Regional Hospital (Hospital Street 25, Liepaja) - Tel. 63403222
• Madona hospital (Industrial Street 38, Madona) - Tel. 64807046
• Ogre District Hospital (Hospital Street 2, Ogre) - Tel. 65046161
• Preilla Hospital (Raina bulv. 13, Premiers) - Tel. 65321716
• Rezekne Hospital (November 18 th Street - 41, Rezekne) - Tel. 64603371
• Vidzeme Hospital (Jumara Street 195, Valmiera) - Tel. 64202600
• North Sea Regional Hospital (Engineers Street 60, Ventspils) - Tel. 63622658

Maternity services

Maternity assistance shall be paid from State budget resources. If, in addition, a pregnant woman chooses to receive the fee services offered by the medical treatment institution (for example, an increased comfort chamber or a specific doctor who will provide maternity assistance), they shall be paid in accordance with the price schedule of the fees of the medical treatment institution. The tariff, in accordance with which the State pays the medical treatment institution for the provision of maternity assistance, shall provide for expenditure on medicinal products so that the institution can provide patients with medicinal products and materials necessary during labor, including a maternity kit. In addition, the medical treatment institution may offer payment services, but their non-use may not result in a refusal to provide State paid labor. Getting paid services is a patient's free choice.

The legislation obliges the employer to deal with prospective mothers with special care. They must not work under harmful conditions, they may go to a doctor during work, and the employer may only dismiss them under special conditions.

From 30 or 32 weeks of pregnancy, a doctor in the eHealth system shall open a sick-leave page B. If the employer wishes to make sure that, at the request of the patient, the doctor or patient may send this information to the employer's e-mail by identifying e-Health Portal. The State Revenue Service (SRS) shall automatically receive this information after the doctor closes the e-incapacity sheet. Employer receives information regarding the closed e-incapacity sheet VID EDS therefore, the worker does not have to carry the incapacity sheet anywhere.

To inspect the open and closed pages of the doctor's e-incapacity:

• open, fill in and supply the e-service Received sick-leave certificates;

• write an application, sign with secure signatures  electronic signature and send to the NHS's  e-address or to nvd@vmnvd.gov.lv;
• on-site at the NHS;
• visit the eHealth Portal www.eveseliba.gov.lv.

Who is entitled to maternity benefit?

A woman who is a worker or self-employed, who loses income due to maternity leave and to whom the doctor has issued a natural-life sheet B. In some cases, a woman who is not employed on the date of the grant of the benefit may also receive a maternity allowance if:

• lost the status of the worker or self-employed person not earlier than 60 days before the date of commencement of the maternity leave;
• lost the status of worker due to the liquidation of the company 210 days before the start date of the maternity leave.

The father of the child or another person actually grooming the newborn at home may receive a maternity allowance:

• until the 42 nd day of the postnatal period, if the mother is not able to take the child together at the post-natal stage due to illness, injury or other reasons related to the state of health;
• until the 70 th day of the child's life, if the mother of the child has refused parental care, died in labor or in the period up to the 42 nd day of postnatal, as well as if the child has been found dead.

The right to receive a maternity allowance shall be where the social contributions for maternity insurance have been made:

• for a period of not less than 3 months in the last 6 months preceding the month in which the insurance case occurred (the first day of maternity leave from which the incapacity sheet B is issued) or
• not less than 6 months over the last 24 months.

Payment of maternity allowance
 
The allowance shall be paid in two parts, before and after delivery. The first part is paid for the 56 or 70 calendar days of maternity leave. The allowance for 70 calendar days shall be paid to the future mother who, due to her pregnancy, started medical care at the medical prophylactic institution until the 12 th week of pregnancy and continued throughout the period of pregnancy.

The second part, for 56 or 70 calendar days, shall be paid after the birth of the child. For 70 days, benefits may be received if:

• the mother has had health problems during pregnancy, maternity or postnatal;
• two or more babies were born.

How do I apply for a maternity benefit?

The allowance must be claimed within 6 months from the first day of maternity leave. L a claim for a benefit, choose the most convenient way for you:

• open e-service E-Supply to SSIA Services, when selecting 'E-provision for the granting or recalculating of maternity allowance', fill it in and submit it;

• inscriptions application, secure signatures  electronic signature and send to the SSIA's  e-address or to pasts@vsaa.gov.lv;
• on-site SSIA or National and Local Government Unified Customer Service Centers.

The e-supply to the www.latvija.lv portal may only be submitted if the sick-leave page B is registered in the electronically integrated electronic information system of the health sector. Since the benefit is granted and paid in two parts, before and after giving birth, the application must be submitted by requesting each part of the benefit.

Remember! When a child has been born, at the same time, together with the application for the granting of maternity allowance, all other applications related to parenting and parenting may be submitted, so that I do not forget to do so later. See Other benefits associated with the birth of a child.

A family doctor or a pediatrician should be selected to provide the child with the intended state-paid preventive medical examinations and the necessary healthcare services after birth. Information regarding family doctors available in the vicinity of the residence may be obtained by addressing the National Health Service (NHS):

1. sending a message to the NHS's  e-address;
2. by phone 80001234;
3. sending an e-mail to info@vmnvd.gov.lv.

Information on child vaccinations, including the vaccination calendar and the national paid vaccinations for children, can be found at website of the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

The legislation stipulates that a child may be given a maximum of two words and that the word must comply with the requirements of the English language. The official registration of the name of the child shall take place at the same time as the registration of the birth of the child, to be carried out within one month of the birth of the child.

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) In the personal name database using the search window, you can meet the personal names registered in the Latvian Register of Natural Persons. It is possible to find out how many people are registered with a given name, to see which names are registered, and to familiarise themselves with an explanation of the word. At the same time, it should be noted that the PersonName Database has only informational meaning, since it contains not only personal names registered in the Latvian Family List Departments, which are in conformity with the spelling conditions of the names, but also foreign names, which are indicated primarily in the latīņalfabētiskajā transliteration in the Register of Natural Persons.

The surname of the child shall be determined by the surname of the parents. As a result, the child is also given a parental surname. If the parents have different names, the child shall be given the surname of the father or mother in accordance with the agreement of the parents. If parents have different opinions regarding the given name or surname of a child and they cannot agree, parents may turn to the Orphan's Court of their place of residence and ask that the name or surname of the child be determined by the Orphan's Court. If parents have different surnames, it is not possible to give a child a surname (double name) composed of both parents' names, unless such a double surname is already one of the parents.

By registering the fact of birth of a child, the nationality of the child may be recorded according to the nationality of the child's relatives in a direct ascending line within two generations, i.e. the nationality of the father, mother or grandparent may be recorded for the child. The nationality of the child may not be indicated if the parents have different nationalities and cannot agree on the nationality of the child. In this case, the child's nationality record will be “unselected.” In the event of disagreement, the parents of the child may also refer to the Orphan's Court and request that the Orphan's Court decide on the nationality of the child.

The birth of a child must be notified to the correspondence department within one month of the birth of the child. If the provision of a statement regarding the birth of a child has been delayed for more than one month, the mother or father of the child must provide an explanation regarding the circumstances of the delay. Registration of the fact of birth of a child may also be carried out in a labour institution if the maternity authority has established cooperation with the family list department. After registration of the fact of birth, a birth certificate shall be issued.

Persons who are under an obligation to notify the birth of a child:

1. the father or mother of the child;
2. if the parents of the child have died or for other reasons cannot notify the birth of the child, the obligation to notify the birth of the child shall be the responsibility of the medical practitioner or another person who has been present at birth;
3. if the child was born in a shelter or a place of imprisonment, the head of the institution concerned shall be required to notify it in writing;
4. if the birth of a child has not been notified by any of the persons mentioned above and the local government has become aware of the birth of the child, it shall be required to notify in writing to the correspondence department.

In order to carry out the infant registration:

1. a valid older identity document must be produced;
2. submit a statement of the medical treatment institution regarding the birth of the child;
3. if the parents of the child have not entered into a mutual marriage, an application for the recognition of paternity must be submitted (both parents may submit it to the family register the fact of birth of the child, after registration of the fact of birth of the child, and before the birth of the child);
4. if the parents of the child are married to each other, registration of the newborn may be carried out by one of the parents;
5. if parents have entered into a marriage abroad and the details of the marriage entered into are not included in the Register of Natural Persons, the parents of the child must refer to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in order to update the details of the marriage entered into in the Register of Natural Persons. A document issued abroad must be legalised in accordance with the procedures specified in regulatory enactments and translated into the official language. Legalisation is not required for a document issued EU countries,In the EEC countries and Switzerland.
6. if the child was married or if there were no 306 days after the divorce, the mother's spouse or ex-spouse shall be recorded as the father of the child, a presumption of paternity;
7. if the spouse or former spouse of the mother of the child is not the father of the child, a trilateral application for recognition of paternity may be submitted to the correspondence section. That is, the mother of the child, the spouse of the mother of the child or the former spouse and the man who considers himself to be the father of the child, submits a joint application for paternity recognition, stating that the father of the child is not the mother's spouse or ex-spouse and asking the birth register as the father of the child to record a man who considers himself to be the father of the child. It should be noted that this application may only be submitted prior to or at the same time as the registration of the fact of birth of the child. If the birth of the child has already been registered and the mother's spouse or ex-spouse has been registered as the child's father, then the assumption of paternity can only be challenged in court.

In order to verify whether the foreign marriage data is included in the Register of Natural Persons and whether the newborns are correctly registered:

• open e-service My Data in the Register of Natural Persons, complete it and submit it;

• write a free-form application, signatures with a secure  electronic signature and send to OCMA's  e-address or to pasts@pmlp.gov.lv;
• on-site at the OCMA.

A child shall be granted Latvian citizenship if one of the parents is a Latvian citizen at the time of birth of the child. Once the birth of the child has been registered and he or she has received the personal identity number, he or she may draw up the Latvian passport.

If one of the parents of a child born in Latvia is a national of another country, the child may also acquire the citizenship of the other parent state, as the parents wish. In registering the fact of birth, Latvian family lists departments may grant only Latvian citizenship if it is due. The child's parents can then settle a second parent's citizenship for the child. Parents should inform the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs regarding the presentation of the citizenship of the other State, so that information on the second nationality of the child can be updated in the Register of Natural Persons. This procedure does not affect the child of Latvian citizens and legal relations with the Republic of Latvia "shall be considered solely as a citizen of Latvia.

For a child of a citizen of Latvia (up to 18 years), double citizenship is possible with any country.

The address indicated in the entry of the birth register when registering the birth of the child shall be deemed to be the declared place of residence if the legal status of the child has been determined at the same time as the fact of registration of birth.

If the place of residence is not known at the time of making the entry of the birth register and is not declared, then after registration of the birth of the child, one of the parents or legal representative of the child must perform a declaration of the place of residence of the child.

The declaration of residence must be made within one month of the child's permanent residence in the new place of residence. It is a mandatory obligation, so you choose the most convenient way to do it:

• open e-service Declaration or designation of residence, complete it and submit it;

• write a free-form application, signatures with a secure  electronic signature and send to OCMA's  e-address or to pasts@pmlp.gov.lv;
• on-site at the OCMA (only foreigners);
• in person in the declaring authority of residence of the local government in the administrative territory of which the address of the place of residence to be declared is situated.

The registration of the declaration of residence in person must be subject to payment, but the electronic registration shall be free of charge.

Vaccinations included in the vaccination calendar for the funds of the State budget shall be due to any child, even if he or she has not been vaccinated in good time (for medical or other reasons). No additional dose is required when the prescribed age of administration of the vaccine is delayed. A future vaccination schedule should be agreed with the family doctor.

It is very important to follow up with the vaccination calendar and to do the scheduled vaccinations in time to protect the child before it reaches the age at which the risk of infection is highest. It should be noted that vaccination at the appropriate age can be carried out at the same time and does not impair their effects. If you have questions about the child's vaccination, we recommend that you contact your family doctor.

Remember! Vaccination is the best and most effective way to protect a child from dangerous and deadly infectious diseases!

You can get acquainted with the children's vaccination calendar here.

Once payable benefit, which is granted:

• one of the parents, or
• a guardian, if the child has been taken into custody before the age of one year.

The allowance must be requested not later than six months from the date of birth of the child or the date of establishment of custody. If this period is overdue, no allowance shall be granted. More information on the SSIA site.

Paternity benefits

Allowance is granted to the father of a newborn child if he works or is self-employed. If the child's paternity has not been determined, or the child's father has died, or his custody rights have been terminated, paternity benefit can be granted to another person who, at the request of the child's mother, takes care of the child.

Paternity allowance due to the birth of a child is granted and paid for 10 working days of leave granted by the employer.

The leave must be used until the child is six months old. The allowance must be requested within six months from the first day of leave granted due to the birth of a child.

More information on the SSIA site.

Child care allowance
A allowance for a child under two years of age shall be granted to one of the parents or another person who grooms the child (guardian, foster family or adopter).

The allowance shall be granted from the date of birth of the child, unless a maternity allowance has been granted for the same period as a result of the birth and care of the child. In such a case, the benefit shall be granted on the day following the end date of the payment of the maternity allowance.

The granting of the benefit does not depend on the social security contributions paid, i.e. it is granted to both workers and non-working persons.

The benefit must be claimed within six months of the date of the entitlement. When applying for the benefit at a later date, it shall only be granted for the previous six months before the date of application for the benefit. More information on the SSIA site.

Parental allowance

Parental allowance is paid to one of the parents or another person who takes care of the child (guardian, foster family or adoptive parent) who is an employee or self-employed. Parents can choose the total benefit period - 19 or 13 months.

A woman who is not employed on the day the benefit is granted can receive parental benefit if she has been granted maternity benefit for this child.

The amount of the benefit depends on the salary of the benefit requester, from which social insurance contributions are calculated and on the duration of the selected benefit.

The benefit must be requested within six months from the date from which parental benefit is requested.

More information on the SSIA site.

! When a child is born, it is possible to obtain information on the expected amount of parental benefit. More information on the SSIA site.
 
State family allowance

The allowance shall be granted to one of the parents or another person (guardian, foster family or adopter) who grooms and raises a child from one to the age of 16. If a child continues to study in a general or vocational education institution and has not entered into a marriage, the allowance shall be paid until the child reaches the age of 20.

Of 01.01.2022. one of the spouses may also, on the basis of the mutual consent of the other spouse, receive a national family allowance for all children jointly reared, not only for their children.

A spouse who receives a family state allowance for his or her child must submit an application to the SSIA for the voluntary withdrawal of the allowance granted to him, agreeing to transfer this right to the other spouse, while the spouse who is not the parent of the child must submit an application for the benefit.

A child with a disability under 18 years of age shall be granted a premium and shall be paid irrespective of whether or not the child learns in an educational establishment.

An application for the granting of a family State allowance may be submitted immediately after the birth of a child, but not later than within 24 months from the achievement of the age of the child. When applying for the benefit at a later date, it shall be granted only for the previous 24 months before the date of application for the benefit. More information on the SSIA site.
 
Claiming benefits

Remember! All benefits related to the birth of a child may be requested at the same time by submitting applications to the SAA. This can be done by:

• using Latvija.lv e-service E-Supply to SSIA Services;

• inscriptions application, secure signatures  electronic signature and send to the SSIA's  e-address or to pasts@vsaa.gov.lv;
• on-site SSIA or National and Local Government Unified Customer Service Centers;
• by mailing a completed application to the SSIA.

There are cases where the local government also grants child birth-related benefits. For example, in the municipality of Riga, the family has the right to receive one-off benefits due to the birth of a child for citizens, non-citizens and foreigners of the Republic of Latvia who have been granted a personal code and the declared basic residence not less than the last 12 months before the birth of the child is in the administrative territory of the municipality of Riga City. This allowance shall be drawn up in the general registry offices in Riga, registering the birth of the child. Ask your local government more about these kinds of benefits.

For the maintenance of minors, tax incentives are due, so apply to the State Revenue Service (SRS) your newborn child as a person depending on you.

The fastest and most convenient way to do this through an electronic payroll tax book SRS Electronic Statement System (EDS).

When you choose the “Sale Tax Book” section, it shows the location you have marked as the main source of income, and the information about your dependants below. To sign up for a dependant, press the “add dependant” icon and follow the steps below.

Up to the age of 15, documents for issuing a child's travel document, presenting his or her passport, shall be submitted to the PMLP department by one of the parents of the child or the legal representative of the child, in the presence of the child.

In order for a child to receive a passport or identity card (eID card), one of the parents must submit:

• the child's previous passport or eID card if the passport or eID card has been;
• birth certificate of the child if the passport or eID card has not been.

To avoid waiting in the PMLP departments, you can apply for a specific visit time in advance, recording.

If a child is scheduled to stay temporarily in another Member State of the European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland or Switzerland, apply for the receipt of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC shall certify the right to receive the necessary or emergency medical care to the same extent as it is provided to the national population. The EHIC may be received free of charge and shall be valid for three years.

To apply for an EHIC:

• use e-service To apply for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC);

• write an application, sign with secure signatures  electronic signature and send to the NHS's  e-address or to nvd@vmnvd.gov.lv;
• on-site at the NHS;
• identified by the eHealth Portal www.eveseliba.gov.lv (heading “Population” — “Family Doctor and EHIC” — “My EHIC”) and completing the application form.

When travelling abroad, it is desirable to register with the Consular Register of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to receive assistance in the event of an emergency.

• open e-service Declaration or designation of residence, complete it and submit it;

• write a free-form application, signatures with a secure  electronic signature and send to the OCMA's  e-address or to pasts@pmlp.gov.lv;
• on-site at the OCMA.

The procedures of each local government shall determine the registration of neonates in kindergarten. In order for a child to be guaranteed a place in kindergarten, registration should be carried out as soon as possible. This can be done by:

• electronically, if the local government offers such an option through e-service Taking a child in a row of the local government's pre-school education institution;
• by submitting an electronic application to the local government/authority  e-address;
• with reliable  electronic signature a signed application by sending an e-mail to the local government;
• in person, when submitting the necessary documents (a certificate of birth, a document certifying the parent's identity must be presented).

The State Social Insurance Agency (SSIA)

The State Revenue Service (SRS)

The National Health Service (NHS)

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA)

The Ministry of Justice (MJ)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)