45 Italain National Health Service

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We will have the forms from the Uk DHSS to sign up for the Italian Health Service when we arrive, but what do we do with them !!!!

No-seriously, we will be living just outside San Vito dei Normanni in Puglia. Where do we take the forms to get registered, do we need any other documents, how do we find a doctor ( preferably with some English !!!).

All input welcome !!!

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General chat about Italy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/12/2005 - 04:24

You can find some info here [url]http://www.asl6sanluri.it/it/carta/d_terr/healt.asp[/url] I could only find this one ASL site in English but you may want to search around for info on your area (google A.S.L. and the province you will be in) With your form and your permesso di soggiorno you should be all set though. Oh and you need your codice fiscale.

Youc an read a bit on health info on my site but it needs to be updated to give info for EU citizens.

Cristina

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/12/2005 - 04:49

You need first to obtain an E111 from the UK authorities. These have changed recently so ensure you have the updated version. As you have to have applied for residency in order to qualify for the Italian health service you then need to get your Permesso di Soggiorno. Once this has been achieved, you can then apply for residency at the local commune. Once you have applied for residency you are eligible to apply for the local health service. Each province is covered by a health authority or ASL, the local commune will be able to tell you where to go to register, it is usually the local hospital. They have a list of Drs and may be able to tell you which ones speak English. I would suggest you ask around as to which Dr they would reccomend as you can choose with which Dr to register. As many medical texts and journals are in English, all Italian trained Drs study English (to some extent) at university so most can speak some English. Children are registered with a paediatrician so again ask locally as to who is recommended. Once registered you will then be given a card 'tessera' that proves you are registered under the Italian system, with whom and gives your registration number. Take this with you each time you see the Dr.
The process may seem long winded but it is fairly straightforward.
Good luck with the move.

Anne2

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/12/2005 - 05:04

Anne,

I'm confused already!!!!
The form the DHSS in UK are supplying is an E206 ( or somehting like that ) so we are covered under the reciprical system. I thought the E111 was only for emergency treatment...ours is an old one and the DHSS hasn't mentioned us needed it at all when we move to |Italy permanently...just the form they will provide when we give them our full Italian Address on completion of the purchase of our house .

Is this correct ?????

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/12/2005 - 10:44

You are quite right that the E111 is for emergency treatments only, I had wrongly assumed that was the form you were referring to in your post. Sorry! The E106 (unless it has changed its code) entitles you to the same treatment as an Italian. The process for registering is the same either way. Our local ASL did not want a copy of either form, just proof as to who we were and that we had residency. However, it would be best to go armed with copies of all relevant documents and then you won't be caught out. As with many other things, each area seems to interpret the rules in their own sweet way.
Apologies for the confusion.
Anne2

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/12/2005 - 11:40

We got our health card by presenting our E111, our residency certificate and codice fiscale at the ASL office. It is valid for as long as the residency (although whether the flimsy paper slip lasts that long is anyone's guess :lol: ). They did not ask for a E106 and maybe it is different if you are retiring to Italy.

The permesso di soggiorno was very simple. We made the appointment, but then realised as we took our turn, that the office in Ascoli Piceno does not actually check to see if you have an appointment and we know people who just turned up which makes the appointment scheme a bit pointless. We presented out house deeds, passport, codice fiscale and made a statement about where our money was coming from and that was it. It took 2 weeks for the piece of paper to reach us. We should have collected it from the local Carabinieri office but they found us first.

The residency was even easier. We just went to the comune, showed them the house deeds, our passports and the permesso di soggiorno and they told us to come back in 10 days to pick up the residency. No policeman checked we live at the house - just as well as it is uninhabitable! We know in other comunes that the police do indeed check. It is pretty small where we live so I am sure they knew who we were and which was our house anyway.

It seems to us that all the things we thought would be difficult to obtain (residency etc) have been a piece of cake and all the things that should be straightforward (planning permission - still waiting after 5 months) have been a nightmare.

Patience is a virtue we are learning fast :wink: