PRC is issued in the event of theft, loss or EHIC or in the case when you are left without an EHIC for some other reason.

EHIC or PRC shall be issued to you by your competent institution for health insurance.

Based on the EHIC/PRC a person is entitled to necessary healthcare, in regards to the nature and the length of the expected stay, where the necessity is assessed by the attending, contracted, physician in the respective Member state to whom the person has turned to for help. EHIC or PRC covers the costs of...