Evija Štalberga, head of NVD’s public relations division, in regards to the EVAK card
To journey with peace of thoughts, NVD advises all vacationers to use for a free European Well being Insurance coverage Card, or EVAK. It’s a plastic card that proves that an individual lives in one of many member states of the European Union (EU) or in Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or the UK, and that he has social insurance coverage there. EVAK ensures to obtain pressing and mandatory medical help paid by the state beneath the identical situations as native residents.
Evija Stalberga, head of NVD’s public relations division, defined that EVAK has been working within the EU for a number of years:
Evija Štalberga, head of NVD’s public relations division, in regards to the EVAK card
“If the individuals of this place [medicīniskā] assist is free, and the individual presenting this card may even be free. Or if co-payments need to be made, that are additionally determined, for instance, in Latvia, one solely has to pay co-paymentsand no extra. If there isn’t a such insurance coverage card, it’s essential to pay for the medical companies obtained in response to the value checklist of the paid companies.”
Nonetheless, there is a crucial nuance – EVAK doesn’t cowl co-payments specified within the nation’s value checklist of paid companies. It’s not a financial institution card or a medical insurance coverage. It additionally has no age restrict, because the map doesn’t divide the inhabitants in response to age. Each an toddler and a senior citizen want this card.
To use for and obtain EVAK, an utility should be submitted on the “E-veselība” portal, within the “Household physician and EVAK” – “My EVAK” part. The cardboard may also be submitted in individual at one in every of NVD’s Buyer Service Facilities (in Riga, Jelgava, Kuldīga, Smiltene or Daugavpils). It’s also doable to make use of postal companies and ship the applying by mail.
If the insurance coverage card is submitted remotely, it will likely be obtained by mail to the tackle indicated within the utility.
The EVAK card is legitimate for 3 years. It’s marked on the map, in addition to within the “My EVAK” part of the “E-veselības” portal.
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2024-05-30 09:38:40
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