Health care for exchange students in Parma

Students who are citizens of the European Union in order to receive the services offered by the National Health Service must obtain the new European Health Insurance Card.

The National Health Service provides a range of services to Italian and foreign citizens free of charge or upon payment of a participation fee (co-payment), through public or private contracted facilities.

The city of Parma has a public hospital and private clinics.

Persons enrolled in the National Health Service (SSN) are issued a health card . This document is individual and is used to access care (e.g., doctor visits, tests, hospitalization). When enrolling, the person chooses a family doctor or pediatrician, whose name is listed on the health card. Enrollment in the SSN is under charge. For foreigners the health card has the same duration as the residence permit.

For enrollment in the National Health Service, it is necessary to go to the District of the Azienda Usl of residence with a personal identity document, residence permit, self-certification of residence, and a slip for payment of the enrollment fee.

Special rules regulate assistance to foreign citizens temporarily staying in Italy for tourism, study or work and to Italian citizens residing abroad who temporarily return to Italy, again for tourism, study or work.

EU citizens residing in Italy enjoy the same treatment as Italian citizens, and this benefit also extends to non-EU family members who hold the right of residence (Legislative Decree 3/2007 implementing EU Directive 38/2004). Three months after entering Italy, the foreign EU citizen must register with the registry office of the municipality of residence and compulsorily enroll in the National Health Service, thus being able to choose a family doctor or pediatrician of choice for their children (for persons domiciled, registration with the National Health Service is valid for one year). Registration requires reporting to the District of the Azienda Usl of residence.

List of family physicians available for initial non-emergency treatment with daytime hours is posted below.

In case of medical necessity outside of working hours, a Guardia Medica service is available and active:

• by night: Monday through Sunday from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
• by day:on holidays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and on holidays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

More in-depth information is available on the medical watch webpage.

Norme particolari regolano l'assistenza ai cittadini stranieri che soggiornano temporaneamente in Italia per turismo, studio o lavoro e ai cittadini italiani residenti all'estero che rientrano temporaneamente in Italia, sempre per turismo, studio o lavoro.

I cittadini comunitari che risiedono in Italia godono dello stesso trattamento previsto per i cittadini italiani e questo beneficio si estende anche ai famigliari extracomunitari titolari del diritto di soggiorno (decreto legislativo 3/2007 che attua la direttiva comunitaria 38/2004). Trascorsi tre mesi dall´ingresso in Italia, il cittadino straniero dell´Unione europea deve iscriversi all´anagrafe del Comune di residenza e si iscrive obbligatoriamente al Servizio sanitario nazionale, potendo quindi scegliere il medico di famiglia o il pediatra di fiducia per i propri bambini (per le persone domiciliate, l’iscrizione al Servizio sanitario nazionale è valida un anno). Per l’iscrizione occorre presentarsi al Distretto dell’Azienda Usl di residenza.

Qui sotto è pubblicato l'elenco dei medici di famiglia disponibili per il primo trattamento non di emergenza, con orario diurno.

In caso di necessità medica fuori dagli orari ambulatoriali è disponibile un servizio di Guardia Medica attivo:

• di notte: dal lunedì alla domenica dalle 20 alle 8
• di giorno: nei giorni prefestivi dalle 10 alle 20 (al sabato dalle 8 alle 20) e nei giorni festivi dalle 8 alle 20

Informazioni più approfondite sono disponibili sulla pagina web della Guardia Medica.