Cancer - E106
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Re: Cancer - E106
The wise one has also informed me that if the patient has a 'partner' who has a proper SIP card, he can get treatment on his partner's medical card.
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Re: Cancer - E106
People seem to be confusing Social Security (INSS) with Health Centre (Centro Salud).
If one is destitute and not covered by the system, they should go to their local Centro Salud and request the relevant forms there, saying that they are "Sin Recurso". SIPs are issued at the Centro Salud.
The Autonomous Region provides the actual health care, not INSS, hence the reason for asking the Autonomous Region for help.
As is normal, the staff at the health centre may not know the rules, and might send one to INSS, which is unnecessary.
If there is a problem at the health centre, a visit to INSS and a phone call by them generally rectifies the situation.
If one is destitute and not covered by the system, they should go to their local Centro Salud and request the relevant forms there, saying that they are "Sin Recurso". SIPs are issued at the Centro Salud.
The Autonomous Region provides the actual health care, not INSS, hence the reason for asking the Autonomous Region for help.
As is normal, the staff at the health centre may not know the rules, and might send one to INSS, which is unnecessary.
If there is a problem at the health centre, a visit to INSS and a phone call by them generally rectifies the situation.
In this particular case, that's where the problem then started. The medical centre took all the forms from INSS (and Valencia) but also asked for the EHIC card. They then ignored the forms and used the EHIC card to issue TOURIST SIP cards!!!
As others have commented, it's the medical centres that don't know their ar*e from their elbow and keep making basic errors.
DWPinSpain are helping resolve this issue now but what a complete farce and waste of time/money!
#18
Re: Cancer - E106
As I understand it, one has to go to the INSS offices to get form E106 ratified. With the correct paperwork, one then goes to the medical centre to get the SIP card.
In this particular case, that's where the problem then started. The medical centre took all the forms from INSS (and Valencia) but also asked for the EHIC card. They then ignored the forms and used the EHIC card to issue TOURIST SIP cards!!!
As others have commented, it's the medical centres that don't know their ar*e from their elbow and keep making basic errors.
DWPinSpain are helping resolve this issue now but what a complete farce and waste of time/money!
In this particular case, that's where the problem then started. The medical centre took all the forms from INSS (and Valencia) but also asked for the EHIC card. They then ignored the forms and used the EHIC card to issue TOURIST SIP cards!!!
As others have commented, it's the medical centres that don't know their ar*e from their elbow and keep making basic errors.
DWPinSpain are helping resolve this issue now but what a complete farce and waste of time/money!
As he lived here he shouldn`t of had one in the first place, he would of had a Spanish one, until the rule that has just changed where the UK supply them if you are on a E106 in Spain.