Planned treatment in another Member state of the EU/EEA/Switzerland/UK - Introduction Up until July 1st 2013, persons insured by the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) were entitled to be referred to treatment abroad, the cost of which had been borne by the CHIF based on the provisions laid down by nationa...

Planned medical treatment according to Regulation 883/04 Mandatory prior approval Persons insured with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) going for planned medical treatment in the contracted healthcare facility in another Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area countries (E...

All insured persons that are citizens of other EU member states and have EHIC (EHIC - European Health Insurance Card), issued by their competent health insurance provider, can use it in all CHIF contractual health institutions and contractual private practice doctor’s offices during their temporary stay on th...

In compliance with the Directive’s provisions, if you are insured in one of the EU member states, in Croatia you are entitled to use healthcare with both contractual and private health services providers. You realize the right to reimburse the costs in the EU member state in which you are provided with hea...