The e-card
What is the e-card and how to use it
The e-card is a smart card which in the first step substitutes all health insurance vouchers. The e-card is not only an electronic health insurance voucher. It is prepared for electronic signature and therefore can also be used as Citizen Card.
The e-card system is the basis for an electronic administration system of Austrian Social Security Institutions. In a first step the paper health insurance voucher will be substituted by the e-card Within the scope of the application “substitution of health insurance vouchers” the e-card serves as the patient’s proof of claim with the physician (or dentist) and replaces all forms of the traditional health insurance vouchers of all social security institutions. Thus, for the cardholder medical treatment will be accessible without administrative barriers and without paper documents.
Each person (insured and dependant relatives), who was entitled for benefits from the legal health insurance system will receive such a card.
Also in this section
- The Austrian healthcare system: Overview of how it works
- Enrollment: What to do to get insurance
- Visiting a doctor: how to get medical help
- Hospitals: How to deal with hospital and clinics in Austria
- Pharmacies: How do get medication in Austria
- The e-card: What is the e-card and how to use it
- More information: Numbers, links and adresses
