Access to health services

• In the framework of Chilean regulations, foreign persons in a migratory situation are guaranteed regular access to health care under the same conditions as nationals.

• Migrants who do not have a Chilean identity card (RUN) and who lack resources may also have free access to the benefits of the public health network, under the same conditions as nationals, remaining under the FONASA category Section A.

• They access all those primary health centers, emergency services, post offices and public hospitals (therefore, clinics, medical centers, laboratories and private medical consultations are excluded).

• If health care is required and you are in any of these situations:

-does not have a visa or residence permit, and therefore does not have a RUN,

- you are not a beneficiary of any agreement that entitles you to medical assistance,

-does not have any medical insurance (FONASA or ISAPRE, or travel insurance),

You should go to the public health center closest to your home.

• In the event of a life-threatening emergency, you have the right to care at any health facility, regardless of your immigration status.

• Migrants who have a work contract or who contribute independently, and their direct relatives - spouse, daughters, sons and other persons recognized as dependents - have access to health through FONASA or ISAPRES.

• In the public health system, people under 18 years of age and women during pregnancy, childbirth and up to 12 months after childbirth, even when they are in an irregular migratory situation, have the right to:

• Access all the health benefits they require, including medical check-ups throughout the pregnancy.

• Annual growth control of the child up to 9 years of age (known as “healthy child control”) and all the benefits of Chile Crece Contigo.