{"id":113,"date":"2019-05-08T16:12:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T16:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:21:48","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/living\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"unhcr-page\">\n<p class=\"intro\">Information on healthcare access for asylum seekers and refugees in Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Healthcare for asylum seekers --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>Healthcare for asylum seekers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency medical assistance<\/li>\n<li>Treatment for illness or serious mental health conditions<\/li>\n<li>Emergency transport to medical facilities<\/li>\n<li>Emergency dental care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Emergency --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-alert\">\n<h3>Urgent medical assistance<\/h3>\n<p>In life-threatening situations (at home, in traffic accidents, or elsewhere), call:<\/p>\n<p class=\"emergency-number\">\ud83d\udcde<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> 112 (free of charge)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Healthcare system --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>Healthcare system in Slovenia<\/h3>\n<p>Public healthcare services are provided through a network of institutions, including health centres, hospitals, pharmacies, and social care institutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthcare has three levels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Primary care:<\/strong> health centres and pharmacies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondary care:<\/strong> specialist and hospital care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tertiary care:<\/strong> clinics and specialised institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Providers link --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-link-box\">\n<p>Find a list of healthcare providers and pharmacies:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zzzs.si\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nHealth Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZZZS)<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"note\">(in Slovenian)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Insurance --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>Health insurance for recognized refugees<\/h3>\n<p>If you have refugee status, you are entitled to compulsory health insurance, which provides full coverage.<\/p>\n<p>You are included in the social security system automatically based on your status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Insurance card --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>How to get your health insurance card<\/h3>\n<p>The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (HIIS) registers you and issues your card.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You do not need to apply for your first card<\/li>\n<li>Registration is usually done by the Government Office for Support and Integration of Migrants<\/li>\n<li>You will receive your card by post within two weeks<\/li>\n<li>If you do not have an address, it will be sent to the Government Office<\/li>\n<li>You can use a temporary certificate until your card arrives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Doctor choice --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>Finding and choosing a doctor<\/h3>\n<p>People with international protection can choose their own doctor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General practitioner (family doctor)<\/li>\n<li>Dentist<\/li>\n<li>Pediatrician (for children)<\/li>\n<li>Gynecologist (for women)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A non-governmental organization can help you choose a doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Contact --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card highlight\">\n<h3>Questions about health insurance?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia (HIIS):<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zzzs.si\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nHome \u2013 Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"note\">(in Slovenian and English)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information on healthcare access for asylum seekers and refugees in Slovenia. Healthcare for asylum seekers Emergency medical assistance Treatment for illness or serious mental health conditions Emergency transport to medical facilities Emergency dental care Urgent medical assistance In life-threatening situations (at home, in traffic accidents, or elsewhere), call: \ud83d\udcde 112 (free of charge) Healthcare system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":105,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[]"},"class_list":["post-113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1584,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions\/1584"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}