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RECIPROCAL HEALTH AGREEMENT CHANGES
(From 1st April 2009) Jersey does not have a Reciprocal Agreement
with the United Kingdom meaning that visitors from the
United Kingdom will have to pay for medical treatment
provided in Jersey if taken ill during their stay.
Whilst
emergency treatment will be provided in the Accident and
Emergency department it is strongly recommended that all
visitors to the Channel Islands be in possession of appropriate
Travel Insurance which includes cover for all other medical
expenses incurred during their stay in Jersey and possible
repatriation.
Please carefully check your current Travel Insurance because most
policies do NOT cover medical expenses incurred in Jersey.
This is because most Travel Insurance policies only provide
cover for medical expenses incurred OUTSIDE the "United
Kingdom" but for the purpose of the policy cover insurers
usually include the Channel Islands within their definition
of "United Kingdom". This has the effect that the policy
would not respond to a claim for Jersey medical expenses.
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