Hi guys,
Sorry, I know this is probably possible to find on Google but we're just confused and have been receiving conflicting information.
I am British, my husband is American but has a UK right to work permit (through EEA family visa) until 2018. We both are entitled to use the NHS and have EHIC cards.
I know EHIC is meant for emergencies abroad, but I have heard from some British people living in Romania that they show their EHIC card when visiting a (public) doctor in Romania and that it's usually enough. Will this work if I want to visit doctors while in Cluj, or would I need to (as my friend tells me) register at the "insurance house" in order to access the public healthcare system? Someone on here has said that this now requires proving I am NOT insured in the UK... impossible when they have the NHS and I am not willing to someone invalidate my right to use the NHS just for what might be a 6 month stint in Romania...
As for private health insurance, unfortunately it isn't an option for my husband as he is diabetic and the private insurance doesn't cover pre-existing conditions (at least, this is what we have learnt from searching the internet).
So... would it be a case of booking a public doctor's appointment, showing the EHIC card and paying whatever "bribes" are necessary for medication... or is it going to be a more drawn-out bureaucratic affair with visits to offices and the sourcing of bits of paper that we don't have?
Any info would be greatly appreciated....