European Health Insurance card help please.

My 15 year old son is going to Italy with his school in October and I have to apply for a European Health Insurance card. I have got the form here, but didn't have a black pen so it said I could do it online which I did but then when I filled his details in it wouldn't accept them because he isn't 16 years old On the form that I have got it also says the applicant must be over 16 years old - so I don't understand it because one of the teachers at school said he has to have one of these before he can go on the trip and he won't be 16 till January 2007 - so has anybody any ideas what I can do Can you not have a Europeon Health Insurance card unless you are 16?

Don't know unless someone on here knows you may have to contact the School.
When my Sons went abroad with the School they had a collective health card so all the children were on it and it was under the School.Few years ago now though.

Okay thanks Lynn - I will have to try and phone them on Monday - but the teacher I spoke to who is going on the trip definitely told me to apply for a separate one

the rules may of changed now,but if you can't apply till he is 16,what are you meant to do.

My son went away with his school in April. He was thirteen at the time. I had to apply for a family health insurance card (am I right in thinking this replaces the old E11 form) but I still got individual cards delivered for each of us. Just filled in one family form for all of us.

Hope this helps as I don't know if it is the same in the UK

ok from reading it i think you have to apply as the main person and then add your son as an additional he will then be issued his own card.

as its free you might aswell do it for everyoen as it says its valid for 3 - 5 years.

however also upon readin it i assume your granting the school guardianship therefore they should be applying for it for the kids no ?

or dont i understand it.