Travel Medicine: Medicines Abroad

Table of contents:

Travel Medicine: Medicines Abroad
Travel Medicine: Medicines Abroad
Anonim

Travel medicine: medicines abroad

With the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) attached to the back of your e-card, you have access to the public health systems of the EU countries. In other countries, an international care certificate is required for medical treatment.

Your social security agency has special regulations for the payment of health services that have been used abroad. You can find more detailed information on the website of the social security agency or your health insurance company.

navigation

  • Continue reading
  • more on the subject
  • Advice, downloads & tools
  • Medical help abroad
  • Payment for medicines abroad
  • Professional stay abroad

Costs for treatments or medication incurred abroad can also be reimbursed by private travel health insurances, sometimes even in full. These must be completed before departure. Inquire about the possibilities, depending on the country you are traveling to, it can be very advisable to take out private travel insurance.

Medical help abroad

In health emergencies - for example if you urgently need a drug for long-term medication - you can contact a hospital or a doctor.

Here you can find medical officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs worldwide.

Payment for medicines abroad

Abroad, the medically prescribed drugs that are bought in a pharmacy are mostly to be paid for privately. You can submit the costs for the prescribed medication - as well as the medical treatment costs - to your social security institution for the costs to be covered. You must enclose the medication bills and medical fee bills with your prescriptions with the application for reimbursement.

Professional stay abroad

In principle, employees have health insurance in the country in which they live and work. People who are posted to an EU country or another country by their company based in Austria are considered to be employed in Austria. The Austrian legal provisions and certain time limits for posting apply.

If you are an Austrian citizen and work abroad for a company based there, you are also insured in that country. In this case, the regulations of the respective health system apply to you and your co-insured relatives. The same applies to the assumption of costs for medication.

additional Information

You can find more information on the following topics on the social security website:

  • Vacation abroad
  • European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)

The European Union portal provides information on:

Health care abroad (unforeseen medical treatments, planned treatments, help from the pharmacist)

You can also find information at:

Recommended: