How to access state healthcare in Spain Healthcare in Spain

State Healthcare in Spain This website is designed to help guide you to register correctly for state healthcare in Spain. It will make assumptions based on your answers to questions, but please remember that your final entitlement will be decided by the Spanish and/or UK authorities. Please click on the answer that applies to you Are you: Resident in SpainA temporary visitor to Spain/studying in Spain How do I decide where I’m resident? This website is the result of a partnership between the UK Department of Health and the Valencia Health Authority. It is part-funded by the European Commission as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the UK European Health Insurance Card. All content is the sole responsibility of the authors and the EU Commission is not responsible for any use of the information contained therein.

Residency You may have problems deciding where you are resident if you spend part of the year in Spain and part of the year in the UK. It is not necessarily related to being registered at the town hall, or having a residency certificate. If you are unsure where you are resident, call the Overseas Healthcare Team on Click here to go back and start again

Temporary visitor to Spain / Studying in Spain If you are a citizen of an EEA country you must present your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to the Spanish authorities. This will provide you with all medically necessary treatment during the course of your stay and includes the treatment and monitoring of ongoing, chronic conditions as long as the treatment can´t wait until you get home. For more information on the EHIC click here.click here Please note that the EHIC is not valid if you are travelling with the express purpose of receiving medical treatment. For more information on this, please click here.click here Click here to go back and start again

Are you working and making social security contributions in Spain? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

If you are working and making social security contributions in Spain you can register directly with your health centre, using your social security number. Go to the Spanish social security web page Find your local health centre in the Valencia Community Click here to go back and start again

Are you in receipt of a state pension or long-term sickness benefit from Spain? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

If you are in receipt of a pension or long-term sickness benefit from Spain, the INSS will issue you with a document showing the result of your pension or benefit application. You must present this at your local health centre to access state healthcare. Find your local health centre Find your local health centre Click here to go back and start again

Are you in receipt of a State Pension or long-term Sickness Benefit from the UK? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

Are you a posted worker in Spain? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

Have you made UK national insurance contributions in the last three years but no longer work? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

Have you been in receipt of Spanish state unemployment benefit/allowance that has now stopped and you are still under state pension age? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

Do you hold a Spanish residency certificate issued before 24 th April 2012, have no entitlement to healthcare from the UK and your annual income does not exceed €100,000? YesNo Click here to go back and start again

In order to get a Spanish health card (tarjeta sanitaria) you will first need to contact the Overseas Health Care Team to get a legislation letter (in Spanish) confirming that the UK no longer gives you or your dependants healthcare coverage. They can be contacted at: Overseas Healthcare Team (Newcastle) Room TC001 Tyneview Park Whitley Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1BA Phone (Monday to Friday 8am-5pm) Once in receipt of this letter, go to your nearest INSS regional office where they can give you more information. For your nearest INSS office please click here.here Healthcare as a resident in Spain

If none of these situations apply to you, speak with your local health centre to see if there is a special scheme you can join or take out private health insurance. local health centre Click here to go back and start again