Who may provide medical coverage for an event
Full-fledged event medical coverage (medical supervision, medical assistance) may only be provided by an entity holding a licence to provide health services - in particular Transport of patients requiring urgent care (PPNP) or Emergency medical service (ZZS). This licence is issued by regional authorities, or the Prague City Hall, and the provider is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers (NRPZS).
The event organiser is responsible for participants' safety (duty of prevention under Section 2900 of the Civil Code; for children's events also Act No. 258/2000 Coll.). Choosing an unqualified supplier can therefore also be a legal risk.
What scope should the medical coverage have?
The specific scope of medical coverage (number of medics, ambulances and equipment) is not fixed by any law in the Czech Republic - it depends on the nature and risk level of the particular event. There are, however, professional recommendations to draw on.
The Ministry of Health recommends the methodology of the Czech Medical Society of J. E. Purkyně, which assesses event risk using a scoring system: individual factors (number and composition of participants, nature of the event, environment, availability of the emergency medical service) are assigned points, and the total determines the required scope - roughly 6-8 points lay first aid, 9-12 points a medical professional and a dedicated vehicle, 13 or more points the presence of a physician and an ambulance.
As a rough guide by attendance: over 1,000 participants usually an RZP vehicle, over 5,000 participants a central treatment point (a medical tent with a physician and several paramedics) plus an ambulance, and one more fully equipped vehicle for roughly every additional 10,000 participants.
Specific recommendations are also issued by individual regions and their emergency medical services - for example the Central Bohemian Region (see below). It is therefore always advisable to have the required scope assessed by an experienced provider.
What the Central Bohemian Region says
In its General Principles for Contracting Event Medical Coverage the Central Bohemian Region states that medical coverage may be provided only by providers holding a health services licence entitled “Transport of patients requiring urgent care”, and recommends that organisers request this licence from the supplier.
The event should be staffed by at least one of the following response crews:
- physician + EMS driver (paramedic)
- paramedic + EMS driver
- general nurse with intensive care specialisation (ARIP) + EMS driver
Staff and vehicles must comply with legal regulations (Act No. 95/2004 Coll., Act No. 96/2004 Coll., Decree No. 99/2012 Coll. on staffing, Decree No. 296/2012 Coll. on vehicle equipment).
Source: Central Bohemian Region - General Principles for Contracting Event Medical Coverage
Verify a provider by company ID (IČO)
Enter the supplier's IČO and we will check against NRPZS data whether they hold a PPNP or ZZS licence. The field is pre-filled with our IČO - feel free to verify us too.
We verify against the open data of the NRPZS (ÚZIS). Want to check directly at the source? Official NRPZS search →
What to request from a supplier
- A PPNP or ZZS licence - verifiable in the NRPZS (see the tool above)
- Professional qualifications of staff (paramedics, nurses, physicians under Acts 95/2004 and 96/2004 Coll.)
- Their own ambulances and medical equipment
- Liability insurance
- References from similar events
- A written contract and a report on the course of the medical supervision
What to watch out for
- The supplier does not hold a licence to provide health services
- A security agency offering medics as an add-on to guarding services
- Professionally unqualified staff
- Reluctance to provide the licence or state the IČO for verification
- An unrealistically low price without specifying staff and equipment
Frequently asked questions
Only a provider holding a licence to provide health services - in particular “Transport of patients requiring urgent care” (PPNP) or “Emergency medical service” - listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers (NRPZS). Neither a layperson with a first aid course nor a security agency holds this licence.
It is a licence to provide health care when securing and transporting a patient. It is issued by regional authorities, or the Prague City Hall, and is essential for full-fledged event medical coverage.
Enter their IČO in the verification field on this page - we compare it against the open data of the National Register of Health Service Providers (ÚZIS ČR). You can also verify directly at nrpzs.uzis.cz.
No. A first aid course makes the participant a lay rescuer, not a healthcare professional. Event medical coverage requires a licensed provider and staff with professional qualifications under Acts No. 95/2004 Coll. and 96/2004 Coll.
From the open data of the National Register of Health Service Providers (ÚZIS ČR), which we update monthly. Each result states the date the data is valid as of.
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