National Health Insurance Checkup: How to Register for Previous Year’s Missed Screenings

Introduction

Did you miss last year’s health checkup? How to register for additional registration this year
With the National Health Insurance health checkup returning every year, caught up in busy daily lives, there are truly many people who think “I’ll let it slide this year” and miss last year’s checkup period. You probably worried, saying, “I was so busy with work last year, can I still take it this year?” or “If I just let it pass, won’t there be disadvantages in health insurance?”
Fortunately, the National Health Insurance Service operates an additional registration system for those who could not receive a checkup in the previous year due to unavoidable circumstances. However, since it is not automatically extended and requires going through a separate application procedure, it is important to know the system accurately and take action.

Eligibility Verification

Am I also a target? Conditions for additional registration of previous year’s missed checkup examinees
Additional registration for missed health checkups cannot be unconditionally applied for by anyone, and eligibility and verification methods differ depending on your health insurance subscriber type. You must carefully check whether you actually fall under the additional registration target.

1. Criteria for missed general health checkups and cancer screenings

National health checkups are operated on a biennial basis, where those born in odd-numbered years take them in odd-numbered years, and those born in even-numbered years take them in even-numbered years.
Eligibility to apply for additional registration as a missed checkup examinee is granted only if you were a target in the previous year (e.g., an even-numbered year) but could not receive the checkup due to personal reasons or hospital reservation issues.

1. Differences in application by subscriber type (Employee Subscribers vs. Regional Subscribers)

Employee Subscribers: Employee health checkups are designated as mandatory under the Industrial Safety and Health Act, so failing to take them may result in fines imposed on the employer (company). Therefore, if you missed your checkup last year due to company circumstances or personal reasons, you often need to request additional registration for missed checkups through your company’s human resources representative.
Regional Subscribers, Household Heads, and Dependents: In the case of household heads or dependents aged 20 or older, individuals can directly apply for additional registration for missed checkups through the National Health Insurance Service customer center or local branch office.

1. Tips for checking target status and advance verification

Rather than applying blindly, logging into the National Health Insurance website or smartphone app (‘The Health Insurance’) and checking how your missed checkup history from the previous year appears on this year’s health checkup target inquiry screen is the most accurate method. Smooth additional registration and issuance of checkup forms are possible only after the missed checkup history is verified within the service’s system.

Application Procedure (Step-by-Step)

How to easily complete additional registration for missed health checkup examinees
If you missed last year’s health checkup and want to register additionally and receive the test this year, you can register as a target through simple contact and verification processes without submitting complex documents. Follow the step-by-step guide below to proceed steadily.
Step 1. Contact the National Health Insurance Service Customer Center or Local Branch Office
The fastest and most accurate method is to call the National Health Insurance Service Customer Center (☎ 1577-1000) directly to inquire.
Express your intention to the counselor that you missed your health checkup last year and want to receive an additional checkup this year, and check whether target registration is possible after identity verification.
※ For employee subscribers, since you often need to request a batch reception or change to the service through your company (workplace) human resources and general affairs representative, it is recommended to check with your internal department first.
Step 2. Clarify and Submit Reasons for Additional Registration of Missed Checkup
Clarify the reason for missing the checkup (personal circumstances, closed hospital reservations, busy work, etc.) according to the procedure guided by the counselor and submit the additional registration.
It is rare to have to send separate complex documents directly by fax, but depending on the service branch or situation, there may be a simple verification procedure following instructions.
Step 3. Final Check on the National Health Insurance Website or ‘The Health Insurance’ App
After reception is completed, log in to the official National Health Insurance website or run the smartphone app (‘The Health Insurance’).
In the [Health Checkup Target Inquiry] menu, make a final check on whether the previous year’s missed checkup item has been normally reflected additionally in this year’s checkup targets.
Once target reflection is completed, you can reserve and visit a designated general health checkup institution or cancer screening institution.

Essential Checklist & Tips

3 things you must know when registering for additional registration
Once you have finished additional registration as a missed checkup examinee, you must check the practical points to keep in mind when actually proceeding with the checkup before resting assured and procrastinating. Remember the following three items to ensure a smooth checkup and prevent disadvantages.

1. Mandatory check for employee subscriber penalties and workplace (company) verification

Employee health checkups are statutory mandatory checkups under the Industrial Safety and Health Act. If you are at risk of becoming subject to a penalty due to not receiving a checkup in the previous year, completing the checkup within this year through additional registration is most important.
Since human resources and general affairs representatives of companies often manage checkups in bulk according to internal schedules, it is safe to inform the company’s responsible department of the missed checkup fact before personally proceeding with additional registration and seek cooperation so that service reception is not omitted.

1. Reserve designated checkup institutions after additional registration and comply with checkup deadlines

Just because additional registration is completed does not mean the checkup automatically ends. You must directly reserve a general health checkup institution or cancer screening designated hospital designated by the National Health Insurance Service.
Particularly in the second half of the year (especially October to December), reservation applicants wanting to receive health checkups crowd in, making it difficult to receive tests on the desired date. Please finish advance reservations with leisure immediately after additional registration reflection, and be sure to complete the checkup within the year-end closing deadline.

1. Thoroughly familiarize yourself with pre-checkup precautions (such as fasting)

If you applied together for basic items of general health checkups (blood tests, urine tests, chest X-ray photography, etc.) and cancer screenings such as stomach and colon endoscopy and abdominal ultrasound, preparation requirements before the test may differ.
Usually, since you must maintain a fast (fasting) for 8 hours or more from the evening of the day before the general checkup and stomach endoscopy test to get accurate figures, you must carefully check the precautions guided by the reserving hospital via text message or guide letter and visit to prevent making a wasted trip.

Conclusion

The easiest first step to protect your health, check now
Even if you missed your health checkup last year due to a busy daily life and various unavoidable circumstances, if you utilize the additional registration system for missed checkups introduced today, you can sufficiently receive your checkup this year. Since health is easy to miss the moment you procrastinate, even if it is a bit cumbersome, we recommend checking your target status right now through the service website or app.
Especially in the case of office workers, please coordinate your company’s schedule together for penalty prevention and health management, and book designated hospitals in advance so that you do not suffer setbacks due to crowded reservations at the end of the second half of the year.
We hope this posting was a small help to those about to check their health checkup targets, and if you have any further questions, please receive accurate guidance through the National Health Insurance Service Customer Center (☎ 1577-1000) or the official website. Have an always healthy and energetic day!