Italian health insurance card
- Italian health insurance card
The Italian health insurance card is a personal card which has replaced the Italian fiscal code card for all citizens entitled to benefits of the Italian National Health Service and fitted with tax code. The Italian health insurance card was issued for Italian citizens by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance in cooperation with the Italian Agency of Revenue in accordance with Article 50 of dl 269/2003, converted, with amendments, by law 326/2003. The objective of the Italian health insurance card, is to improve the social security services through expenditure control and performance, and to optimize the use health services to citizens.
Features
* It contains biographical data and welfare information
* It contains the tax code on magnetic band format as well as barcode
* It is valid throughout Italy
* It grants the holder the right to obtain health services throughout the European Union
* Replaces the paper version, E111
* It is valid for 5 years
The material consists of a plastic card with identical size and consistency to a typical ATM card. The Italian health insurance cards are printed on the front with the tax code, expiration date and biographical data. The front of the card also includes Braille characters for the blind. On the back of the card is the tax code barcodes, the magnetic strip, and the words, "Tessera europea di assicurazione malattia", meaning "European health insurance card".
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Italian fiscal code card — The Italian fiscal code card, officially known as Italy s Codice Fiscale, is the tax code card in Italy; similar to a Social Security Number (SSN) card in the United States. The tax code in Italy is an alphanumeric code of 16 characters. The card … Wikipedia
Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… … Wikipedia
Health care systems — This article describes policy related systems. For the article on hospital networks, which are sometimes referred to as health care systems, see hospital network. A health care system is an arrangement in which health care is delivered. There are … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
List of identity card policies by country — This is a list of identity documents by country.Identity card policies by countryCountries with compulsory identity cardsAccording to Privacy International, as of|1996|lc=on, around 100 countries had compulsory identity cards… … Wikipedia
Advance health care directive — Living Will redirects here. For the 2011 film starring Ryan Dunn, see Living Will. Wills, trusts … Wikipedia
Identity document — National identity card redirects here. For cards referred to in the English language as national identity card , see National identity card (disambiguation). An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as… … Wikipedia
National identification number — A national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work,… … Wikipedia
Italy — Italia redirects here. For other uses, see Italia (disambiguation). This article is about the republic. For other uses, see Italy (disambiguation). Italian Republic … Wikipedia
Republic of Ireland — This article is about the sovereign state. For the island, see Ireland. For other uses, see Republic of Ireland (disambiguation). Ireland[a] Éire (Irish) … Wikipedia
