Since 1 June 2022, taxas moderadoras were abolished across almost all SNS services — health-centre consultations, prescribed exams and analyses, and first and follow-up hospital consultations are free at the point of use. A taxa moderadora remains only for non-referred hospital emergency (urgência) attendances.●Verified ·
Issuing authority
SNS — Fim das taxas moderadoras no SNS
Legal instrument
Decreto-Lei n.º 37/2022, de 27 de maio
Last verified
Review cadence
quarterly
Notes
Decreto-Lei n.º 37/2022 (in force 1 June 2022) removed taxas moderadoras from all SNS services except hospital emergency attendance without prior SNS referral (or admission to inpatient care via the emergency room). Verified against the SNS notice and the DR detail page for DL 37/2022.
Change history
Initial captureSince 1 June 2022, taxas moderadoras were abolished across almost all SNS services — health-centre consultations, prescribed exams and analyses, and first and follow-up hospital consultations are free at the point of use. A taxa moderadora remains only for non-referred hospital emergency (urgência) attendances.
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
