The criteria to access the system include:The number of requests for emergency treatment was high on the first day of the Songkran Festival. Free emergency treatment is guaranteed to Thai citizens under Thailand's new Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) law if the patients are able to meet certain conditions. Only around 40% of the patients who have requested the new free government subsidised emergency medical treatment recently have received it. Songkran jump in people seeking emergency treatment, but most do not qualify. Patient being sent to hospital for emergency treatment after accident.

Source: Bangkok Post April 18, 2017 05:15 UTC