Getting care: physical, sexual and mental health
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The role of the “Aide médicale de l’État (AME)” or state medical assistance programme is to provide people who do not have residency rights with access to care.
Verified by Comede on 30/05/2022
With “Aide médicale de l’État (AME)”, 100% of the costs for your medical care, hospital stays and medication are covered within the limits of the social security rates. You do not have to pay the fees yourself.
Your family members living in France can also benefit from this.
If you are legally an adult, i.e. you are over 18, you can benefit from this medical assistance if you meet the following conditions:
If you are a minor, i.e. you are under 18 years of age, you can benefit from this arrangement if:
Fill in the application form and prepare a file with the documents requested:
If you do not have a passport, it is recommended that you attach a sworn statement called an “attestation sur l’honneur” to your application indicating that you do not have a passport.
Submit your application in person at the reception of your “caisse d’assurance maladie”.
Within two months, you will receive a letter with an appointment from your “caisse d’assurance maladie”.
Remember:
If you have not received a response to your application more than two months after submitting it, it is recommended that you contact your “caisse d’assurance maladie” for an update.
If your application has been denied, you can ask for this decision to be changed by following a procedure known as an appeal or “recours”. You have two months from receiving notification that your application has been denied to make an appeal or “recours”.
Two forms of appeal or “recours” are possible:
It is highly recommended that you are accompanied by a lawyer or an organisation offering free services known as an “association” to assist you in these steps.
In France, there are many services that can support you, give you advice, and assist you with procedures and paperwork. Most of them are free of charge.
“Comede” is an organisation that helps immigrants and refugees to have access to health care.
The "PIMMS Médiation" are organisations that inform, guide or support in administrative procedures in many areas: access to public services, access to health care, applications for state financial assistance, tax declarations, declarations to “France Travail”, etc.
Social workers or “travailleurs sociaux” and “assistants sociaux” are professionals who support people in their administrative procedures and help them find solutions according to the difficulties they are faced with.
While the utmost care has gone into providing you with the most accurate and up to date information, this page is not intended to replace legal or professional advice. Laws and procedures change regularly so it is important to consult qualified professionals.
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