EHIC (E111)

(Also take a look at paying for dialysis which lists some reciprocal agreements outside the EEA)

 

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The E111 form is being replaced with the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The E111 will no longer be used from the 1st January 2006. The EHIC is about the size of a credit card and is valid from 3-5 years.

The EHIC is available to nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA) + Switzerland. The EHIC demonstrates that the holder is entitled to free or reduced cost emergency medical treatment in member states of the EEA + Switzerland. You will receive treatment on the same terms as nationals of the country you are visiting when you produce a valid EHIC. 

Renal Dialysis (and Oxygen Therapy) is defined as an emergency treatment and so is covered by the EHIC. This allows EEA nationals to receive free dialysis treatment in member states.

The EHIC only covers emergency treatment, so you must take additional insurance before you travel. 

Not all EEA dialysis centres accept the EHIC as payment, so please check with the centre before your travel.

The current member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) are:
 

	Dialysis Centres	EHIC Information
	Austria	Europäischen Krankenversicherungskarte
	Belgium	La carte européenne d'assurance maladie
	Cyprus
	Czech Republic	Evropský průkaz zdravotního pojištění
	Denmark
	Estonia	Estonia
	Finland	Eurooppalainen sairaanhoitokortti
	France	La carte européenne d'assurance maladie
	Germany
	Greece
	Hungary
	Iceland
	Ireland	Ireland
	Italy
	Latvia
	Liechtenstein
	Lithuania
	Luxembourg
	Malta
	Netherlands (Holland)
	Norway
	Poland
	Portugal
	Slovakia
	Slovenia
	Spain
	Sweden
	Switzerland
	United Kingdom	United Kingdom

Notes:

• Switzerland is not part of the EEA but does have special arrangements with regard to the EHIC.
• The EHIC is not valid in Switzerland for nationals of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
• Nationals of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway cannot use their EHIC in Switzerland or vice versa.

Note: There are some unusual places that accept EHIC because they belong to an EEA state:

• The AUDRA centres on the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe accept EHIC because it is a French dependency.
• Some of the cruises offered by Schiffs Dialyse (Germany) accept EHIC.

Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey are future candidates for inclusion in the EEA