Italian citizens
How to register
To access free healthcare, you need to register with the National Health Service (NHS). You must:
- Register to the Anagrafe tributaria (Tax Register Information System) of the Revenue Agency and ask for a social security number (Codice fiscale);
- Register at the Anagrafe sanitaria(Office of Health Service) of the communal Local Health Authority (ASL). An official will ask you to choose a General Practitioner (GP), which means a family doctor.
The Ministry of Economy will send you at home a Health Insurance Card (Tessera sanitaria) with your social security number (Codice fiscale). You do not have to pay for your Health Insurance Card.
How to register a child
To register a new-born baby with the NHS you must:
- Declare its birth at the Anagrafe e stato civile (General Registry Office) of the Municipality where you live;
- Register the baby to the Anagrafe tributaria (Tax Register Information System) of the Revenue Agency (this procedure is carried out by the Municipality).
After that, the Ministry of Economy will send you at home a Health Insurance Card with the baby’s social security number. This first card will be valid for a year.
Then parents can register their child at the Anagrafe sanitaria (Office of Health Service) of the communal Local Health Authority (ASL) and they can choose a paediatrician. They will also receive another Health Insurance Card, which will be valid for six years.
EU Citizens, EEA Citizens (Norway, Island and Lichtenstein) and Switzerland
How to register
Foreign citizens coming from EU, EEA and Switzerland that will stay in Italy for more than three months should register with the National Health Service. Their dependant family members should do it too, even if they are not EU citizens. To register yourself, you must:
- Register at the Anagrafe e stato civile (General Registry Office) of the Municipality where you take up residence or obtain a document that certifies your work-related stay in Italy;
- Register to the Anagrafe tributaria (Tax Register Information System) of the Revenue Agency and ask for a social security number (Codice fiscale);
- Register at the Anagrafe sanitaria (Office of Health Service) of the communal Local Health Authority (ASL). Here you should bring:
A. Your social security number;
B. A certificate of your residence given by the Municipality or a document that certifies your work-related stay in Italy;
C. You should also declare that you are not registered with the National Health Service of another foreign country.
After the registration, you will receive your Health Insurance Card (Tessera sanitaria) and you can choose your General Practitioner (GP).
To have more information on this topic, you can go to this website: LINK
Citizens from non EU countries (without agreements)
How to register
Foreign citizens with an Italian residence permit should register with the National Health Service (NHS). To do so, you must:
- Have a valid residence permit or ask for its renewal;
- Register at the Anagrafe e stato civile (General Registry Office) of the Municipality where you take up residence;
- Register to the Anagrafe tributaria (Tax Register Information System) of the Revenue Agency and ask for a social security number (Codice fiscale);
Register at the Anagrafe sanitaria (Office of Health Service) of the communal Local Health Authority (ASL).
You should take these documents:
A. Your social security number;
B. Your valid residence permit or the request for its renewal, which must be certified by the Post Office or by the Police headquarters (Questura);
C. The receipt of the first residence permit request issued by the Post Office;
D. You should declare your place of residence too.
With your Health Insurance Card (Tessera sanitaria) you can choose a General Practitioner. Free healthcare assistance will also be provided to your dependent family members, who regularly live in Italy.
Registration with the NHS enables you to obtain 4 credits for your integration agreement. To have more information about these credits, you can go to this website: LINK
Cross-border citizens
Cross-border citizens can address themselves to the National Contact Point (PCN).
Where to register
- Anagrafe e stato civile. Every Municipality has its on General Registry Office. You can find information online in this way:
www. municipality. NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY.it
For example, the Municipality of Udine has this website: www.comune.udine.it
Or
www. municipality. NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY. OF THE PROVINCE.it
For example:
- the Municipality of Monfalcone (in the province of Gorizia) has this website: www.comune.monfalcone.go.it
- the Municipality of Palmanova (in the province of Udine) has this website: www.comune.palmanova.ud.it
- the Municipality of Muggia (in the province of Trieste) has this website: www.comune.muggia.ts.it
- the Municipality of Sacile (in the province of Pordenone) has this website: www.comune.sacile.pn.it
- Anagrafe tributaria (Tax Register Information System). You should go to the nearest Revenue Agency office.
- Anagrafe sanitaria. The Local Health Authorities (ASL) are divided in Districts and each District has its own
- Office of Health Service. You should go to the nearest one.
Azienda sanitaria Friuli Centrale (Udine, Gemona, Palmanova)
Azienda sanitaria Giuliano Isontina (Trieste, Gorizia, Monfalcone)
Azienda sanitaria Friuli Occidentale (Pordenone, Splimbergo)
ATTENTION:
Many services provided by the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia are available online. Check this website and indicate your Municipality of residence.