Italian health insurance card
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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.
[edit] 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".
