If you are a national from either a EU
Member State or an EEA country or you are of Swiss nationality, you
should have a European Health Insurance Card
(EHIC, Italian acronym: TEAM)
obtained in your home country from your national health authority.
With that card, you are automatically covered in all EU-member
countries.
Please before leaving make sure that you hold an EHIC. If you do
not have one, go to the competent Health Institution in your
country to ask for an extension of your health insurance coverage
to Italy.
Less than 3
months
In general, nationals from the EU Member States, EEA countries
or Switzerland in possession of the EHIC are covered only for
emergencies and medical care by a general practitioner (family
doctor). A patient contribution is required for prescriptions,
medical examinations, oral and dental care.
If you stay in Italy less than 3 months, please
note that you are not entitled to register with the Italian
National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - SSN). If
you need medical assistance, you can contact the local health
authorities Azienda Sanitaria Locale - ASL and SSN
hospitals. Please note that you will be asked to show your
EHIC!
Remember to have your EHIC always with you!!!
More than 3
months
In Italy with a work contract (IRPEF tax
included)
If you stay in Italy longer than
3 months and you have a work contract with IRPEF
tax, you can register with the SSN by submitting your
application at ASL. In order to be registered with the SSN you
must be registered at the Anagarfe office (Anagrafe of
citizens temporarily present or permanent resident) in Trieste
or Udine. For more inforamtion about the Anagrafe registration,
visit the section
dedicated.
The following documents are needed to be entitled to public
healthcare services:
- Passport or valid ID;
- Tax identification number
- Temporary Anagrafe registration receipt or Certificate of
permanent residence (or the request thereof submitted to the
municipal Anagrafe office), Self certification is also
accepted;
- Work contract.
When you go to the ASL to get a SSN card, remember to bring with
you all the originals of the papers listed above and
ask for a General Practitioner or a
Pediatrician that can speak foreign languages!
For a list of General Practitioners or Pediatricians with language
skills contact the Welcome Office staff of Trieste
or Udine
!
The health insurance card (tessera sanitaria)
will be issued immediately and free of charge. It covers the same
period of your work contract (if you hold a short term
contract).
Where do you have to go for the
registration?
In order to be register and get the Italian health insurance card
(tessera sanitaria) you have to go to the Distretto
Sanitario - ASL where you belong to. If you wish to know
your Distretto Sanitario, please refer to ASL 1
Triestina (if you live in Trieste) or Azienda per i Servizi
Sanitari n°4 Medio Friuli (if you live in Udine and
Province of Udine).
What are the benefits of accessing the
SSN?
Being registered with the SSN entitles you to the same
benefits as Italian citizens. In particular the SSN
provides:
- hospitalisation and treatment (including tests, surgical
operation and medication during
hospitalisation);
- basic medical care (GPs and
paediatricians);
- specialist medical care by paediatricians, midwives and other
specialist
doctors;
- medication at a discounted price;
- laboratory tests, medical aids and
devices;
- ambulance service and other free services provided by the local
healthcare authority (e.g. family planning clinics).
People covered by the SSN are entitled to either free or subsidised
medication. Any inpatient treatment, i.e. any hospitalisation is
free and covered by the national healthcare system.
Do you a have family members with you?
Also your family members (spouse, children - EU nationals) may
benefit from the SSN services by registering with an ASL. In
addition to the other documents already mentioned, you also need
either your work contract (which provides the details of the family
member you want to register as it indicates the family allowances
you benefit from) or a statement by your employer providing the
details of your dependent family members.
In Italy with a contract IRPEF tax free
Due to your contract in Itlay which is IRPEF (Imposta
Reddito Persone Fisiche) tax free, you are not entitled to be
registered with the SSN. In this case you have 2
possibilities::
1. you can underwrite a private health
insurance policy which covers all risks (for further
information you can consult section Private health
insurance) or
2. you can stay in Italy with your European Health
Insurance Card (EHIC, Italian acronym: TEAM); according to
EC COM (2009)313 final (2 July 2009) you can stay in Italy more
than 3 months with your EHIC: the EHIC remains valid for the length
of the stay in Italy (only if you do not move your permanent
residency from your country to Italy).
If you need more information about Italian SSN or how to
be enrolled with it, you can address your requests to:
In Trieste:
PUNTO INFORMATIVO STRANIERI at ASL 1 Triestina
At "Punto Informativo Stranieri" the multilinguistic staff
will be at your disposal.
Via Giovanni Sai, 7 - Comprensorio di San Giovanni - 1° Floor (room
138)
Tel. +39 040 3997584;
Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 2 pm - 6 pm
For more information: Punto
Informativo Stranieri (available only in Italian)
In Udine:
AZIENDA PER I SERVIZI SANITARI n°4 MEDIO
FRIULI
At "Anagrafe Migranti ed Assistenza
Internazionale"
Via San Valentino, 20 - Udine
Tel. 0432 553874; e-mail: anagrafe.dist.udin@ass4.sanita.fvg.it
Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 8.30 am - 12.30 am; Wednesday
8.30 am - 5 pm
For more information: Anagrafe Migranti ed
Assistenza Internazionale (available only in Italian)
Do you need more information about health insurance in
Italy?
For further information on public healthcare, please visit the
website of the Italian
Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare.
If you want to know more about health insurance according to your
profile and reason for the visit in Italy, there is useful
database (at present, it is under construction and it is
available only in Italian!) where you can find this kind of
information.
Source: ASL 1
Triestina, Azienda per i
Servizi Sanitari n°4 Medio Friuli, Italian
Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare; European
Commission;
Useful addresses in Trieste
Useful addresses in Udine
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