Health and health insurance

Public Health Insurance in Denmark.

We have public health insurance in Denmark. Under this scheme, everyone who belongs to Group 1 has the right to free treatment by a general practitioner or at a hospital.
Further information is available at borger.dk


Citizens are free to choose between two health insurance groups: Group 1, where the citizen is registered with a named general practitioner. Members of Group 1 must be referred by their own doctor for treatment by a specialist, although no referral is required for ear, nose and throat specialists, ophthalmologists, dentists and chiropractors.

Medical treatment by a specialist is free of charge.

People insured under Group 2 are entitled to choose any general practitioner or specialist but are required to pay some of the fees themselves.

Hospital treatment for both Group 1 and Group 2 is free of charge.
 

Everyone who is registered at the Civil Registration Office receives a Health Insurance Card. This card documents that the holder has the right to Danish Health Insurance services. You must always bring the card with you when you require treatment and we recommend that you keep the card with you at all times so that it is available if you need to contact your doctor, dentist or a hospital.
 

To register at the Civil Registration Office, you are required to come in person to a Citizen Service Centre (addresses listed below) with the following documentation: 

• Residence permit / EU Certificate of residence
• Passport or personal identification with photo
• Marriage certificate and child's birth/baptism certificate (if applicable)

If you are in Health Insurance Group 1, you must select a doctor when you register at the Civil Registration Office. You make your choice of doctor at the Citizen Service Centre.

Click on the links below for Citizen Service Centre locations in Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality:

Ringkøbing-Skjern

About 14 days after registration, you will receive a yellow Health Insurance Card. The card states your name, address, Civil registration (CPR) number, and the name and address of your general practitioner if you are in Group 1.

You can also use your yellow Health Insurance Card to borrow books free of charge from the public library.
 

At the Citizen Service Centre, ask about the blue EU Health Insurance Card if you need one.
 

Special regulations apply to border commuters. Read more at: www.pendlerinfo.org