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Personal Doctor, Health Insurance, Psychosocial Support
General
There are two systems of health care in Slovenia: people insured with sickness insurance (both compulsory and complementary) and people not insured with sickness insurance (the uninsured).
You must take out compulsory health insurance if you are not a student, or when you reach the age of 26. If you are a full-time employee, your employer will arrange compulsory health insurance for you. If you are not employed, you will have to pay for your own compulsory health insurance.
There are two types of insurance. Compulsory health insurance does not cover the full cost of health services, so you will have to pay extra for certain health services. You usually pay for your complementary health insurance yourself in monthly instalments. It makes up the difference up to the full value of the health services, so you do not have to pay for them when you need them.
To register for compulsory health insurance, you need to fill in an M-1 form, and you can either arrange the registration in person at the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZZZS) or send the form by post (preferably by registered post) or e-mail (in which case you should ask for confirmation of receipt of your request). You will receive a confirmation by post to your home address. You can also find more advice on this at:
If you are legally resident in Slovenia, you must have compulsory health insurance covering:
- Sickness and injury,
- Occupational injuries and diseases.
When you have health insurance, you can choose a personal doctor in a health centre for when you are ill or injured. Your personal doctor will open a sick note, prescribe medicines or, if necessary, refer you to a specialist doctor for further treatment (issue a referral).
If you do not have compulsory health insurance, you can contact the Pro Bono Outpatient Clinic of the Koper Community Health Centre (Zdravstveni dom Koper, Cesta na Markovec 1, 6000 Koper, phone: 05 66 47 341, website: www.zd-koper.si – ambulanta pro bono).
To obtain prescription medicines, visit a pharmacy and present your health insurance card at the counter. You can also get over-the-counter medicines at the pharmacy, though you will have to pay for them yourself.
For more information, visit:
Health
General
The Koper Community Health Centre (ZD Koper) operates a Pro Bono Outpatient Clinic (Cesta na Markovec 1, 6000 Koper), phone: 05 6647 341), which is open to people without insurance and offers free basic health services on Tuesdays between 2 pm and 5 pm.
The Koper Community Health Centre also offers health counselling for adults (phone: 070 687 784, between 8 am and 1 pm). You can find out more at:
In case of a medical emergency, you can also contact the Izola Emergency Centre, which is part of the Izola General Hospital (Polje 40, 6310 Izola). It is open 24 hours a day.
Phone: 05 660 60 00
You can find out more at:
Koper Community Health Centre
Address
Dellavallejeva ulica 3, 6000 Koper – Capodistria
Phone number
05 6647 100
Website
Contact person: Ljubica Kolander Bizjak, expert
Core Activities: Healthcare for adults and children.
At the Koper Community Health Centre, you can get information on:
- Pro bono outpatient clinics,
- General outpatient clinics,
- Specialist outpatient clinic,
- Emergency services,
- Choice of doctors,
- Common health-related issues.
An on-duty pharmacy is located at 2 Kidričeva Street, 6000 Koper; phone: 05 611 00 00.
Information about other pharmacies can be found: www.obalne-lekarne.si – poslovalnice or www.lzs.si – zemljevid-lekarn.
Patient Rights Representative (Koper)
Contact person: Jožica Trošt Krušec, master of laws
Address: Vojkovo nabrežje 4A, 6000 Koper – Capodistria (premises of the National Institute for Public Health, Koper regional unit)
E-mail: jozica.trost-krusec@nijz.si
Phone: 041 667 501/05 66 30 841
Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Support Centre, Koper (Društvo Center za psihoterapijo in psihosocialno pomoč Koper)
Address
Tominčeva ulica 2, 6000 Koper – Capodistria
Phone number
030 924 599
Website
Core Activities: Psychotherapeutic counselling, practice and research.
The Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Support Centre can provide information on:
- Individual, group, family and partnership counselling and psychotherapy,
- Psychosocial support,
- Clinical practice and research,
- Subsidised counselling.
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