Does changing hospitals for traffic accidents affect compensation?

Only the expenses of the First Hospital can be compensated. The details are as follows: this case involves the identification and evidence of medical expenses when transferring to hospital for treatment. The Supreme People's Court's Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) pointed out that "the cost of finding another hospital for treatment without the approval of the medical department is generally not compensated, and the cost of purchasing drugs unrelated to the damage or treating other diseases without authorization is not compensated". The principle and spirit of this regulation is that transfer must be approved by the treatment institution, and the cost of transfer without consent cannot be compensated in principle. Under the current traffic accident handling procedures in China, in addition to life-threatening and emergency rescue, the injured should be sent to the local first-class hospital for treatment, and some areas also have special designated hospitals for medical accidents. At present, the technical strength and equipment conditions of the first-class hospitals in this area have been greatly improved. Except for major surgery and special examination, the treatment of general injuries is reasonable in local first-class hospitals. Without the consent of the hospital or through abnormal channels, but there is no need to transfer, the expenses incurred are not guaranteed. Therefore, in the case of traffic claims disputes involving transfer, the transferred parties need to have the transfer certificate issued by the original medical institution in order to obtain the court's support for the treatment expenses after transfer. This transfer certificate can be written doctor's advice or in the form of a certificate. To explain the reasons for the transfer, it is recommended to transfer the object. In practice, due to the special medical conditions and patients' serious illness, local hospitals generally cannot provide reliable medical services and need to be treated in other hospitals with better conditions, so it is necessary and reasonable to transfer to other hospitals.

The Supreme People's Court's explanation on the trial of personal injury compensation cases

Article 17 If the victim suffers personal injury, the compensation obligor shall compensate all expenses such as medical expenses and reduced income caused by absenteeism, including medical expenses, lost time, nursing expenses, transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, hospital food subsidies and necessary nutrition expenses.

If the victim is disabled due to injury, the compensation obligor shall also compensate the necessary expenses incurred due to the increase of daily needs and the income loss caused by the loss of working ability, including disability compensation, disability AIDS, living expenses of the dependents, and necessary rehabilitation expenses, nursing expenses and follow-up treatment expenses actually incurred due to rehabilitation nursing and continuing treatment.

If the victim dies, the compensation obligor shall, in addition to compensating the relevant expenses stipulated in the first paragraph of this article according to the rescue and treatment, also compensate the funeral expenses, living expenses of the dependents, death compensation and other reasonable expenses such as transportation, accommodation, lost time and so on for the funeral expenses of the relatives of the victim.

Nineteenth medical expenses are determined according to the receipts of medical expenses and hospitalization expenses issued by medical institutions, combined with medical records and diagnosis certificates and other relevant evidence. If the obligor for compensation disagrees with the necessity and rationality of the treatment, he shall bear the corresponding burden of proof.

The amount of compensation for medical expenses shall be determined according to the amount actually incurred before the end of the debate in the court of first instance. The obligee can sue separately after deducting the necessary rehabilitation expenses, appropriate cosmetic expenses and other follow-up treatment expenses of organ function recovery training. However, according to the medical certificate or appraisal conclusion, the inevitable expenses can be compensated together with the medical expenses that have already occurred.