Health care while travelling in Slovenia
Your entitlements
Slovenia’s health care system provides benefits for hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, dental and ambulance services.
You are eligible for treatment of immediate medical necessity during your stay. There are patient co-payments on some services, depending on medical necessity.
To receive medical treatment under the Reciprocal Health Care Agreement you will need to present your passport and Medicare card.
What is covered
- Subsidised medical treatment in the public health system—in hospitals, health centres and pharmacies
- Subsidised medical treatment by private GPs, specialists, dentists and pharmacies contracted to the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (HIIS)
- Ambulance travel is free if referred by a doctor in an emergency otherwise you will need to pay 70 per cent of the cost.
- Reimbursement of prescription medicines is determined by the category of the medicine. Categories include positive, interim or negative. Patient co-payments are 25 per cent of the price for positive and 75 per cent for interim. Medicines in the negative category are not subsidised.
What is not covered
- Medical treatment by a GP, specialist or dentist who is not contracted to the HIIS—full fees will apply.
- Some pharmaceutical medicines—medicine in the negative category is not subsidised.
Last updated: 5 August, 2011