Individual Health Care Card (TIS) (Tarjeta Individual Sanitaria TIS)
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To attend Osakidetza's health centress an individual health card (TIS) is required accompanied by the following documents:
- For those of Spanish nationality, the National ID Card (DNI), or the Family Register for minors under 14 years of age.
- For foreign nationals the Residence Card.
The card assigns a GP and a health centre to the patient.
If you are registered and have worked in an autonomous region other than the Basque Country, the Individual Health Card(TIS) can be applied for. In this case your Employment Record (Vida Laboral) and your Social Security card must be provided.
Those whose status is illegal
Foreign nationals without legal status can be granted the Health Card (TIS) as long as they are registered on the municipal census in the Basque Country, have spent more than three months in the state.
In the case of not being registered on the municipal census, NGOs in Euskadi are permitted to issue a "Certificate stating that registration on the municipal census has not been possible" when a person with illegal status has been living in Euskadi for at least 3 months, they can be granted the Temporary Health Care Document (DAST) for a period of 6 months, for the Basque Country only.
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