E111 query

MrStuffins

Hi,

I'm off on holidays next week and I just realised my E111 card is out of date.

I just renewed it but thewebsite said it would take 10 days to be delivered.

I'm going away on 5 days. So, my question is, even though I won't physically have the card, will I still be entitled to cover considering the card number will be the same due to renewal?

Thanks in advance.

mrsbyrne

You will have to atetnd your local health centre to get a temporary cert to cover you for the holidays. its not a big deal, they do it all the time, but your old card wont cover you if it has expired.

MrStuffins

Cool!

Thanks for the info!

munchkin_utd

MrStuffins wrote: »

Cool!

Thanks for the info!

also, in some countries it is more useful than others as you only get the same as locals get
So somewhere like Greece you may as well flash your drivers licence as an EHIC card for all the good it will bring you.
Or spain, where it should work, you can still get asked to pay in cash.

the HSE has a run down on each country and how it works for each one (or not as the case may be).

MrStuffins

Awesome!

I lived in Spain for a while and it did me there on a couple of occasions!

I'm heading to Portugal next week though. I have a few free hours the day before I go away so i'll head to my local office. Thanks a million for the advice

munchkin_utd

it seems you'll end up paying up front in Portugal and claiming a little back but its quite a confusing system.

http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/EHIC/othercountries/Healthcare_services_in_other_EU_EEA_countries.html#portugal

Portugal

Information
MAINLAND PORTUGAL: Regional Health Service Offices
THE AZORES: Regional Health Service Directorate in Angra do Heroismo.
MADEIRA: Regional Health Directorate in Funchal.

Doctors, dentists and prescriptions
Available at health centres on the mainland. Show a medical care booklet issued in exchange for the E111, European Health Insurance Card or Temporary Replacement Certificate at the Regional Health Service Office and ask to be treated under EU arrangements. You will be charged a fee which is not refundable. In Madeira, if you consult a private doctor, you will be charged. Ask for an official green receipt and then claim a partial refund at the nearest appointed bank. Refunds of charges in Madeira must be claimed there.

The Health Service office will indemnify the local bank, but the refund will cover only a very small proportion of your bill; you will have to pay the rest yourself. Dental treatment is limited under the state scheme. It is likely that you will have to pay and the charges are not refundable. For some prescribed medicines, you will have to pay the full cost, for others, 40-70% of the price. There is no charge in the case of prescriptions issued for certain serious illnesses.

Hospital treatment
Show your E111, European Health Insurance Card or Temporary Replacement Certificate to the hospital authorities and ask to be treated under EU arrangements. Basic hospital treatment is free but you will have to pay for secondary examinations, such as X-rays, and laboratory tests.