If you are a citizen of Europe, you must have known about E111 card. But if you are an outsider and also a traveller who is supposed to move throughout Europe, you must possess an E111 or EHIC card with you for receiving the medical treatment.
E111 is the old name of the currently available EHIC or European Health Insurance Card. EHIC replaced E111 in 2006. Private medical centres are not involved in this regard. You can produce your EHIC in public sectors like public hospitals, doctors’ clinics, emergency rooms, etc.A period of ‘five’ years is the maximum time for the validity of EHIC. You can save unnecessary medical and treatment charges with the help of this health card all over Europe.
Never think that you will receive the same provision in all the states. Different states have their own regulated provisions, and they will facilitate you accordingly. If you are a localite, you will be welcomed with the medical treatment in the EU and EEA countries. In some states, you may have to spend a certain amount. Never mind as you can always ask for reimbursement if you own the EHIC card. If you somehow don’t carry the EHIC while travelling and seeks compensation for medical treatment, many insurance agencies can deny your claim.
Usually, essential details are required to fill in the application form like your full name, date of birth, complete residential address, National insurance number for England and Wales, health and care number for Ireland, and CHI number for Scotland.
If you think that EHIC will serve the purpose of your travel insurance, then you are utterly wrong. Basic medical treatments will be offered to you on the basis of EHIC card. EHIC does not embrace private treatments such as mountain rescues or admittance. If you look for any extensive treatment or accidental issues’ coverage, you may have to pay few amounts though it totally depends on the state and the experts’ opinion. Anyhow, if you are travelling, you carry two things mandatorily, EHIC and travel insurance.
In general, EHIC is issued to the applicants free of charge, but there are few organisations that take all the hurdles on behalf of the candidates and help in delivering the card at the clients’ doorstep. They ask for some amount of charges though, but it’s worth all the pains they take to do the needful impeccably.
If you are embodied by the EEA and Switzerland statutory social security scheme, you are eligible for the E111 card that enables you to receive medical treatment in the other member state at minimum expenditure or entirely free of cost.
So, if you need a mandatory checkup during the visit in that state or if you are suffering from any pre-existing chronic illness like renal dialysis, you will quickly get the necessary medical treatment by showing the E111 card.
You can stay in the visiting country even if you are sick and need treatment. You don’t need to return to your home and get the delayed medical care. But if you intentionally want to get medical treatment in the visiting country, you won’t get it. Plus, it won’t provide you with remedies for certain health conditions like dental issues.
The agencies employ agents who will supply your E111 card to you will check your applications for any mistakes. They will help you to rectify them and even provide positive advice so that you can flawlessly avail the card and receive the required medical treatment in Europe while travelling.
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