EU Health Care Entitlement

Under EU regulations, health care can be provided in Cyprus for people from other EU Member States. The health care is provided on the same basis as is provided to a Cypriot national and is available at any of the Government Medical Institutions in Cyprus.

To obtain heath care in Cyprus, you must initially be in possession of an appropriate E - Form or a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from your own Member State. You are entitled to health care in Cyprus if you fall into one of the categories listed below. You will also see from the table below, which particular E - Form you need.

WHAT MEDICAL TREATMENT WILL THESE E-FORMS ENTITLE ME TO ?

PERSONS WITH FORM E111 or EHIC

The form E111 or EHIC entitles you to receive any medically necessary treatment that you may need during your stay in Cyprus. If you have not got a form E111 or EHIC when attending at a Cyprus State Hospital, it may be possible for you to obtain such a form by contacting your "home" administration who may be able to provide you with the relevant documentation. If you do not have the Required E - Form or EHIC, the state hospital authorities are entitled to charge you for the treatment provided, but you may claim reimbursement later from your home Member State.

PERSONS WITH FORMS E106, E109, E121

If you are in possession of any of these forms, you MUST register with the Cyprus Ministry of Health. On arrival in Cyprus, you should contact a Cyprus State Hospital or the Ministry of Health, where you will be given an application form for a Cyprus Medical Card. The completed application form should be submitted to a state hospital or the Ministry of Health together with the appropriate E-form and supporting documents required according to instructions. If you are a Pensioner, you will also need some form of proof to confirm that you are receiving a Pension from your "home" State. The application will be processed by the Ministry of Health as quickly as possible. The Cyprus Medical card will entitle you to receive health care in Cyprus for the duration covered by the card.

PERSONS WITH FORM E123

This E123 Form entitles you to receive treatment in Cyprus for your industrial injury or occupational disease only. To receive treatment for any other medical condition under the EU Regulations, you must also be in possession of another E-form. The form E123 should always be presented to the hospital authorities when treatment is required for your industrial injury or prescribed disease.If you have been issued with form E123, and have decided to take up permanent residence in Cyprus, you should let the Cypriot authorities know that you hold this form.

PERSONS WITH FORM E112

You should immediately present this form to the state hospital authorities when you attend for your treatment.

CATEGORY OF PERSON	NECESSARY E-FORM Card
Temporary visitor or tourist	E111 or EHIC
A Pensioner coming to live permanently in Cyprus. A worker from another	E121
Member State posted to work in Cyprus less than one year.	El 11 or ETHIC
A worker from another Member State posted to work in Cyprus for more than one year.	E106
A U.K. person under Pension age coming to live permanently in Cyprus.	E106 (residual)
A student.	E111
Dependants living in Cyprus but insured worker living in another Member State. A person from another	E109
Member State in receipt of Unemployment Benefit and seeking work in Cyprus.	E111 or EHIC
A person in receipt of Industrial Injuries Benefit or an occupational disease.	E123
A person referred to Cyprus for specific medical treatment.	El 12