Health and insurance
The healthcare system in Italy is a regionally based national health service known as Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN – National Healthcare Service). It provides universal coverage to citizens and residents, with public healthcare largely free of charge or covered by a small co-payment for services such as tests, medications and medical assistance provided by specialists.
Guests coming from EU countries with a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and staying in Italy more than 3 months, can access to health care supplied by "SSN- Servizio Sanitario Nazionale" (National Health Service). To access to health care, guests must go to a general practitioner with identity papers and the original plus a copy of their EHIC CARD.
For period less than 3 months, in case of emergency, it is assured public assistance public assistance is assured in every First Aid ("Pronto soccorso" in Italian).
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Non-EU guests staying more than 90 days in Italy must hold a health insurance in order to obtain a residence permit. To fulfil this obligation, it is possible to choose between two different health coverings:
- public covering supplied by "SSN - Servizio Sanitario Nazionale" (National Health Service): it provides access to full health coverage (including the possibility to choose a GP) upon registration with the SSN and payment of a fee per calendar year. The covering costs a minimum of 700 euros for students and 2,000 euros for researchers per calendar year, and it expires on 31st December, regardless of the date of activation
- private insurance is to be purchased directly from insurance companies: it must cover emergency treatments, accidents, illness and pregnancy and cover the entire period of stay. Besides, it must be registered to the holder’s name, have a validity in Italy and a minimum ceiling of 30,000 euros. In case of insurance stipulated outside Italy, it has to be written in Italian, English, French or Spanish, and the holder’s name has to be written in Latin characters.
EDISU Piemonte offers an information point giving support to access the SSN - Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - for people studying or working at the University of Turin.
At the information point and in all EDISU University dormitories you can find the list of the SSN’s doctors and the form to fill in to choose your doctor.
International incoming students in mobility through Erasmus+ program or through a cooperation agreement bertween UniTo and the home University are insured by a policy protecting from the risks of accidents and liabilities.
International guests (Students, PhD students, professors and researchers) temporarily accessing the facilities of the University of Turin for study, research, working purposes must be insured at their own expenses by a policy protecting from the risks of accidents and liabilities.
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