Danish health insurance card

The health insurance card sent to you by your municipal authority is your proof that you are entitled to public health treatment. The card states your name, address and personal identification number and the name and address of your GP.

Provides coverage when travelling in Europe.

You must take your health insurance card with you when you visit the dentist, hospital emergency or in the event of hospitalisation. You must also have it with you when you travel outside Denmark. The health insurance card provides cover if you fall ill or have an accident while travelling in Europe as long as the trip is for pleasure and you are away for less than a month.

Things you have to pay for

You have to pay towards the cost of medicine, dental care and physiotherapy, for example. But you may also be eligible for a subsidy.

Source: The Danish Immigration Service. The Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs