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Health care while travelling in Italy

Your entitlements

The National Health Service (Servixio Sanitaria Nazionale) provides medical treatment at participating hospitals and clinics or authorised medical centres (conventionati). You are entitled to subsidised health care for a period of up to six months from your date of arrival. If you need medical treatment go to the nearest local health centre (Unita Sanitaria Locale—USL). The address of all USLs can be found in the telephone directory or by asking at police stations, tourist offices or hotels.

You will be covered for:

  • medical treatment, including specialist services at public or other authorised hospitals and clinics
  • treatment as a hospital patient in public and authorised hospitals only
  • immediately necessary dental treatment at public hospitals

What is not covered

You may need to pay for medicines, diagnostics and other tests.

More information

For more information download a copy of the Health care while travelling in Italy information sheet [PDF, 181Kb]PDF reader required.

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Last updated: 15 April, 2009