If you need a refill for a chronic illness that was diagnosed at the hospital and is stable, you can have an online follow-up and get the prescription from that hospital's internet hospital (互联网医院); you cannot be seen online for this illness for the first time
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If a chronic illness has been diagnosed at a hospital and is stable, and the drugs you need are still the same ones, you can have an online follow-up visit with the original hospital, and the drugs can be mailed to your home. Where local medical insurance covers it, you can settle directly with insurance. For the first visit for this illness, or if the condition has changed, the doctor must have you come to the hospital to be seen in person.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 24, tip 14. This section is about health and medicines. It is general information, not a substitute for a doctor’s diagnosis or prescription. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer