AZIENDA ULSS 20 DI VERONA - ULSS 20 Verona

• In the event of a refusal to undergo medical screening by any immigrant hosted at reception
centres, Police officers shall be authorized to 'neutralize such a resistance'.
• Non-EU illegal immigrants under 18, shall be administered compulsory vaccinations against
measles, mumps and rubella, within 48 hours from their arrival at reception centres. Moreover,
they shall undergo lung and heart x-rays as well. Illegal immigrants under 15 shall also be tested
for tuberculosis.
• Illegal immigrants over 15 years of age shall undergo blood and syphilis tests.
• Written consent shall be obtained from the immigrant involved in order to take a blood sample
for HIV tests.
• Any costs related to health care services provided to foreign nationals, as the above-mentioned
ones, shall be charged to the Reception Centre Department of the Ministry of Interior.
• Illegal immigrants being treated at healthcare facilities are rarely reported to the Immigration
Police, in particular when such immigrants are found to be indigent.
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
• Any application for temporary or permanent residence permit from non-EU citizens shall be
accompanied by a medical certificate concerning the applicant's overall health conditions. Such a
certificate may be issued by a Slovakian health care organisation too.
• Non-EU nationals hosted at reception centres shall have to undergo a medical screening which
includes blood tests, vaccinations, and any other test that may be needed in order to produce a
diagnosis, as well as any prevention measures required by health care authorities. In the event of
any disease that cannot be treated at reception centres, the immigrant involved may be sent to a
suitable health care facility and, if needed, he/she may be placed into isolation and quarantine at
special health care centres.
• Free health care services shall be provided in case of altered health states or life-threatening
conditions.
• Illegal immigrants being treated at hospitals may be reported to Police authorities if the staff
involved suspect that a crime may have been committed by the immigrant in question.
SPAIN
• When applying for a residence card, a medical certificate needs to be submitted too, where it is
stated that the person in question is not affected by any disease requiring quarantine.
• Illegal immigrants hosted at internment centres are entitled to receive proper health care services
within the centres.
• If registered at the local registry office where they have their permanent residence, illegal, non-
EU citizens shall be entitled to receive health care services. If they are not, they may receive
emergency care or may be treated for serious diseases or accidents until their GP considers them
recovered. Health care assistance shall be provided to pregnant women, before and after the
baby's birth.
• No compulsory reporting of illegal immigrants being treated at public health care facilities to
Police authorities is provided for by current laws and regulations.