Coordination of Social Security Systems S3 — Medical treatment for former cross-border worker in former country of work
Information about the S3 form and its use
1. The S3 form 5. What treatment are you, as a former cross-
border worker and your family members, The S3 form can be issued to you (and your family members) entitled to receive in the former country only if you are a former cross-border worker resident in an EU country (1) having worked as a cross-border worker in of employment on the basis of the S3 form? another country. It provides proof of your entitlement (or for your family members) to certain medical treatment in the a. Continuation of treatment country you used to work in. You are entitled to receive treatment in your former country of employment in so far as this treatment is a continuation of
2. Where and when to obtain your S3 form treatment which began in that country.
In order to register for treatment in the country of the last This also applies to members of your family unless the activity as a cross-border worker (or his/her family member), country where you last worked is one of the following: you should obtain the form S3 from the competent health- Denmark, Estonia*, Ireland, Spain*, Italy*, Lithuania*, care institution (2). It is the institution which bears the finan- Hungary*, Netherlands* Finland, Sweden and United cial costs of your healthcare. Kingdom (countries marked “*” will lift this restriction after
1 May 2014).
3. Use of the S3 form
b. New treatment You should present your S3 to the appropriate healthcare institution in the country of your last activity as a cross- If in the five years preceding the effective date of your border worker (or his/her family member). old-age or invalidity pension you were working for at least two years as a cross-border worker, you will be entitled to A full list of institutions in both the issuing and health treatment in the country in which you worked. This host countries can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/ only applies if the country in which you last worked, and the social-security-directory. country where you live are both in the following list: Belgium, Germany, Spain, Luxembourg, Austria and Portugal.
4. Treatment provided This also applies to members of your family unless the
country where you last worked is Spain (which will lift this Treatment will be provided under the same conditions of restriction after 1 May 2014).You are advised to check the care and payment as to insured persons of that country. This position regarding your family members with the healthcare could mean you have to pay a part of the costs upfront. institution in your country of residence.
(1) In the following text, the terms “EU Country” or “EU Member State” will also refer to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland as soon as Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009 become applicable to them.
(2) In Spain, the form is issued by the Provincial Head Office of the National Institute for Social Security or, if appropriate, by the Social Institute for Mariners. In Portugal, the form is issued by the social security institution of the place of residence.
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