Jakarta, Oct. 9 -- Medical treatment costs related to food poisoning from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program can be covered by BPJS Kesehatan, said President Director of BPJS Kesehatan, Ali Ghufron Mukti, on Thursday.

Mukti explained that as long as the poisoning case is not categorized as an extraordinary event, the fund users can claim the benefit amount.

"As long as it's not declared an extraordinary event. If it's a local outbreak, then the responsibility lies with the regional government," he said in Jakarta.

However, he emphasized that this coverage is strictly applied to registered BPJS Kesehatan participants.

"BPJS Kesehatan only guarantees its members. How could BPJS cover people who are not participants?" he mentioned. ...