Health Care Card validity

Member since 27 February 2012

citronrMember18 March 2013 11:08:15

My wife and I live in Italy and have Italian Health Card, called Tessera Sanitaria, that looks like a credit card and has a chip in it in. Of course it also has our names, addresses, etc. I've been told they are valid for use in France. Is that correct? We will be in Paris from 16 April to 16 May.

paulb21 Member

Member since 17 March 2013

paulb21Member21 March 2013 15:28:30

i hope you are already here.as its in regard of health and medicine聽 so you can go to any medicine shop and ask them it will work or not;they have machine to veryfy it.otherwise in every village you can find maladie assurance office which controls all the aspect of health related matters;so you can go to any of these offices and ask in the reception whether it will work or not!

happyhere Contributor

Member since 06 January 2010

happyhereContributor21 March 2013 16:37:41

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Your Italian Card will not work in France - you need to apply to the Italian social security for a separate card for use outwith Italy - the European Health Insurance Card.