Check the Amount and Deadline of the Pregnancy and Childbirth Medical Voucher

For multiples, it is topped up to KRW 1 million per baby, and families living in an area with few maternity facilities get KRW 200,000 more (Gov24, checked 2026-10-17). You can use it from the day the voucher is issued until 2 years after the due date or birth date.

How much do you get?

Anyone covered by national health insurance, as a subscriber or dependent, qualifies once a pregnancy or birth (including miscarriage or stillbirth) is confirmed. The amount depends on the number of babies and where you live.

Korean nationals do not need to submit anything for the extra regional amount, because the National Health Insurance Service checks its own records. Foreign residents submit an additional payment form and a certificate of alien registration issued within 7 days before applying to an NHIS branch.

Medical aid recipients, people who opted out of health insurance, and people who lost or had their coverage suspended are not eligible. Medical aid recipients should ask their community center about the separate medical aid pregnancy and childbirth support.

When does it expire?

You can start using it on the day the voucher is issued, when the points are created. It ends 2 years after the due date, or 2 years after the birth, miscarriage or stillbirth.

Any amount left unused after that is cancelled automatically. Medical bills paid before the voucher is issued are not refunded later, so it helps to apply as soon as the pregnancy is confirmed.

Where can you use it?

The mother can use it for medical bills and the out-of-pocket cost of prescribed drugs and treatment materials, both covered and non-covered items.

After the birth, it also covers medical bills and prescribed drugs for a child under 2. Whatever is left after the birth can go toward the baby's medical costs.

Some items cannot be paid with it.

• Cosmetic treatment
• Quasi-drugs and consumable supplies
• Fees for documents such as medical certificates

How do you apply?

There are two steps.

1. Get the pregnancy or birth confirmed at a hospital with an obstetrics specialist. If the hospital enters it online in the provider system, you do not need to submit a paper form.
2. Apply for the voucher at an NHIS branch, on the NHIS website or app, or through a partner card company. If you apply during pregnancy, you can also apply at a community center, public health center or Gov24.

If a family member applies on your behalf, they need a document showing the relationship, such as a resident registration copy or family relation certificate.

Where do you get the card?

The voucher is loaded as points onto a Kookmin Happy Card. Dailypharm reports that the NHIS added Hyundai Card, so you can now choose from six companies: BC, Lotte, KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Samsung and Hyundai. If you already have a Kookmin Happy Card made for another voucher, ask the card company first whether you can use it for this one.

Last checked: 2026-10-17. The Gov24 guide was last updated on 2026-07-30. Check your balance and deadline again with the National Health Insurance Service at 1577-1000 or on its website or app.