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...

Necessary health care under Regulation 883/04 - the European health insurance card/Substitute Certificate The insured persons from other Member States of the another Member State of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area countries (EEA - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), Switzerland or the Uni...

Procedures in case of damage arising from providing healthcare services to the patient  Performing procedures to determine the physician’s responsibility, as well as the potential damage incurred during the provision of healthcare services to the patient does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Cr...

Access to hospitals for patients with disabilities If the health facility has not ensured access for patients with disabilities, please contact the Public Defender for the rights of disabled persons on the website: www.posi.hr

Healthcare in the Republic of Croatia – Introduction Health insurance is compulsory Health insurance in the Republic of Croatia is compulsory, meaning that every citizen of the Republic of Croatia should have regulated compulsory health insurance status. Compulsory Health insurance is implemented by the Croat...

Health care quality and safety Under the Croatian legislation (Health care Act and Compulsory health insurance Act Internal consolidated text), every person is entitled to health care and the highest possible level of health. The goal of any healthcare system is improving and bettering the quality of h...