![]() ![]() When I moved to a small town, the ASL actually had their local doctor list online on their website, but no languages were listed and the agency personnel didn’t know. In Rome, I found a doctor with a Polish name and I lucked out that they spoke some English. TIP: try to find a name that is not Italian is my only recommendation. The agency has no idea which languages the doctors speak or from my experience, they don’t care much to help you. In cities like Rome, the agency will most likely give you a list of doctors and you’ll need to pick from the list. ***Remember to ask for a General Practitioner or a Pediatrician that can speak foreign languages. The negative of the cost effective system in Italy is that you may have to wait a period of time before you can see a specialist. Personally, I feel the charges are reasonable compared to a USA based insurance program – but all services are not free. There are co-pays for services & medication in Italy. If you’re American, you can think of it as a co-pay. There are some charges for services/medication …it all depends on what your base doctor prescribes. Upon registration at the ASL, you also choose a General Practitioner *** from the list that will be shown to you (or possibly your region lists the available doctors online on the local ASL website). The health card will be issued immediately and free of further charges **. Please remember that you must pay the fee beforeyou go to the ASL. if necessary: Receipt of payment ‘Bollitino’ from the post office (depending on your foreigner/straniere status)īOLLETTINO – This is the form you need to complete and submit with payment at the Post Office/Poste Italiene.Self certification of your domicile (the same address you have written in your permit of stay) or certificate of residence.Tax identification number ( Codice Fiscale).Permit of stay or the receipt issued by the Post office at the moment of the application.The following documents are generally what you will need to register: (varies based on your immigration status in Italy) Once in Italy, you may register with the SSN at the ASL agency in your area. phone number of CUP (Central Reservations) or, where there is a unified center, the reference – the section of the website of the ASL that shows useful information to make a reservation.contact details of the URP (Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico) – Office of Public Relations or other offices from which to request information.link to the website of that agency/ASL location.Find your local ASL here: this website – only in Italian)īy selecting the region/province you will see the full list of ASL agency locations with the specific: ![]() family planning clinics)Īpply at your local ASL office. ambulance service and other free services provided by the local healthcare authority (e.g.specialist medical care by pediatricians, midwives and other specialist doctors.basic medical care (General Practitioners and pediatricians).hospitalization and treatment (including tests, surgical operation and medication during hospitalization).On the back of the card is the tax code barcodes, the magnetic strip, and the words, Tessera europea di assicurazione malattia (TEAM), meaning “European health insurance card”.īeing registered with the ASL, provides the holder to:.The front of the card also includes Braille characters for the blind.It’s a plastic card, similar to a bank debit card.It grants the holder the right to obtain health services throughout the European Union.It contains the tax code ( Codice Fiscale) on magnetic band format as well as barcode.It contains biographical data and welfare information.The Tessera Sanitaria ( healthcare card) is used each time that the citizen goes to the doctor, gets/buys medicine in a pharmacy (farmacia), books an examination in a laboratory, or benefits from a specialist in hospital and ASL. The Italian national medical system is managed by the SSN ( Servicio Sanitario Nacional). But, they did know where the ”Aah-zil” office was located :)) The locals pronounce the agency ASL as a word “aah-zil” (versus saying the initials “A.S.L.” – this may seems like an insignificant point as you read this, but when I moved to Rome and asked where the ”A.S.L” was located, no one knew. The Italian health insurance is managed by the agency ASL (Aziende Sanitarie Locali). The Tessera Sanitaria is your Italian health insurance card.
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