The Andalusia Health Service (SAS) is an autonomous body dependant on the Junta de Andalusia Health Board. Its mission is to guarantee health care to all citizens of Andalusia. All Health Centers, Specialized Treatment Centers and Hospitals belong to the SAS. In Mijas there are three Health Centers situated in Mijas Village, Las Lagunas and La Cala and a recently inaugurated Specialized Treatment Centre called CARE situated in Las Lagunas. The nearest hospital for Mijas residents is situated in Marbella.
HOW TO REGISTER AND OBTAIN MEDICAL HEALTH CARE
For Residents:
On receipt of the letter of authorization sent by the INSS the residents have to take this, along with passport and copy or ID card and copy, Certificate of Registration of Residence and copy, to their nearest Health Centre where they will have to sign an application form to be included in the Andalusian Data Base of Users of the Medical Health Care System. (DBU). The SAS will register them and send them a Health Card (even though the card may take time to come, medical care is offered once you have signed the form and registered). The services offered to residents are: the Health Card, Medical assistance, emergency treatment, and subsidized medicine (free for pensioners and 60% off for everyone else)
For Non-residents:
EU members have to take passport or ID and Copy, and European Health Card or Form issued from home country authorizing temporary health care abroad (i.e. E-112, E-106) and copy and they will have to sign an application form to be included on the DBU (Andalusian Data Base of Users of the Medical Health Care System.
Non EU members will have to bring the certificate of right to medical health care for temporary periods issued from their country of origin. (Only Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Morocco, Peru and Tunisia have bilateral agreements)
Non residents will receive: Medical assistance during their stay in Spain, emergency treatment and subsidized medicine (free for pensioners and 60% off for everyone else). To qualify for free medicine it is necessary to be over 65 and to present an officially translated document proving the receipt of a pension.
Once registered on the DBU, it is very easy to obtain treatment. There is an appointment system that can be used either by phoning the number of SALUD RESPONDE (Health Care responds) 902 50 50 60 and they will give you the appointment or entering the web page of INTERS@S (type inters@s on internet searcher) You will need to state your identification number (the same one that you used when you registered), your date of birth and your name and surname. You can then choose the appointment you wish.
THE EMERGENCY NUMBER TO CALL IS 902 50 50 61
All foreigners under the age of 18 that are in Spain have the right to medical assistance in the same conditions as Spaniards.
Pregnant woman that are in Spain also have the right to medical assistance during the pregnancy, birth and afterbirth.
