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European Medical Card

  • 29-03-2010 10:09am
    #1
    col2468
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hello talktoeu,

    Quick one for you - what's the story with the European Medical Card:

    Can anyone get it?
    What does it entitle you to?
    Does it cost anything?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    TalkToEU: John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭TalkToEU: John


    col2468 wrote: »
    Hello talktoeu,

    Quick one for you - what's the story with the European Medical Card:

    Can anyone get it?
    What does it entitle you to?
    Does it cost anything?

    Thanks.

    Hi col2468

    Thank you for your questions.

    Who can apply?

    If you are an EU citizen and resident in Ireland, you can apply for the European Health Insurance Card. If you are Irish, and resident in another EU country + Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, you can apply for the card there.

    Non EU citizens who are legally resident in Ireland can also apply for the card.

    What does the card entitle you to?

    The card ensures that you will get the same access to public sector health care (e.g. a doctor, a pharmacy, a hospital or a health care centre) as nationals of the country you are visiting. If you have to receive medical attention in a country that charges for health care, you will be reimbursed either immediately, or after you go home to your own country. The idea is that you are given the care you need to allow you to continue with your stay.

    Does it cost anything?

    Not a cent. You can apply for you card, or renew an expired card via the HSE here

    You read more about the healthcard in the following links

    European Commission website

    HSE


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