If I am in an irregular situation with regard to the right of residence, I can request the AME.
State Medical Assistance (AME) is assistance allowing 100% coverage of certain health costs for people who cannot benefit from other health coverage. People receiving State Medical Aid benefit from third-party payment and do not have to advance their health costs.
To benefit from the AME, I must be able to justify :
- my identity and those of other people (children, spouses) for whom the request is made ;
- my stable, uninterrupted presence and in an irregular situation with regard to the right to stay on French territory for at least three months ;
- to have resources lower than the ceiling determined by decree.
To make my first request for State Medical Aid, I must complete the request form and go to the CPAM of the department where I live to submit my request, unless I am hospitalized or it is the hospital which made my request. I have to renew my request every year, I can then send it by post or my social worker can send it via the internet.
⚠️ Attention : State Medical Aid does not cover certain services (indicated on the AME card) and does not cover excess fees. Beneficiaries of the AME are therefore advised to consult professionals approved by sector 1.
While waiting to obtain this help, I can still get free treatment in France .
⚠️ Attention : Healthcare professionals have an obligation to accept all forms of health coverage. If a health professional refuses an appointment on the pretext that you have AME, it is illegal and this can be reported via the observatory of refusal of care of the Federation of Solidarity Actors or to the Defender of Rights or even to the mediator of the Primary Health Insurance Fund of the professional's department of practice.