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Foreign Assistance in Italy

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There are a number of foreign assistance services in Italy, perhaps the most important of which is access to Italy's National Health Service. Foreign citizens who live in Italy can register with the National Health Service to have the medical assistance they need in Italy. The National Health Service also guarantees services if you are not registered in the program and allows patients to come in Italy for treatments if they live abroad. In the following Rome-Explorer.com article you will e able to find all the information you need on foreign assistance programs in Italy and what you need to access them.

The Italian healthcare system is one of the best in the world and offers patients a wide variet y of cutting edge treatments, especially if they are able to relocate to the centers that offer them. What is more, Italian doctors actually follow their oath and will treat you before demanding proof of your ability to access public healthcare. You may wind up only having to pay for perscriptions. Below is a list of frequently asked questions about foreign assistance in Italy.

Foreign Assistance in Italy: What is it exactly?
Both EU and non-EU citizens can register with the National Health Service and have health assistance just like Italian citizens do. From general examinations to surgery, specific examinations, physical examinations at home, hospitalization, vaccinations, blood tests, x-rays, ultrasounds, drugs, rehabilitation, and prosthesis are all on the list of the health assistance that italy offers to foreigners. If you are in Italy for a short period and you need assistance, you can have it paying prescription charges to private or public sanitary structures in agreement with the National Health Service such as ASL (Local Sanitary Company) or hospitals depending on what you require and how urgent the situation is.

Foreign Assistance in Italy: How to register for it
You can register with the National Health Service if you have a stay permit or residence visa or you are living in Italy and waiting to renew your visa. You can go to an ASL office bringing the necessary papers with you, which include your ID card, taxpayer number, residence permit visa, and self-certification of residence in Italy. The registration lasts until you renew your visa and is no longer valid if your visa is revoked for any reason. Italian assistance guarantees heath assistance for pregnancy and motherhood, minors’ healthcare, vaccinations, prophylaxis, and treatment of infectious diseases.

Foreign Assistance in Italy: Visa for medical treatment
A foreign citizen might require a particular entry visa in Italy for access to medical treatment, this visa is issued by Italian embassies and consolates abroad. After getting a visa for medical treatment, the foreign citizen has to turn to the Italian police headquarters to request a regular permit residence visa for himself or herself and his or her travel companion. You must show documentation about medical treatments in order to receive this kind of visa.

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