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Official questionExamen Civique

L'inscription à l'Assurance maladie est :

Registration with the Assurance maladie (national health insurance) is:

Correct answer

obligatoire pour toute personne qui travaille ou réside en France de manière stable et régulière

compulsory for anyone who works or lives in France on a stable and lawful basis

Why

Under the protection universelle maladie (PUMa), anyone who works or has lived in France stably and lawfully (generally more than 3 months) is covered for health costs. You register with the CPAM and then receive a social security number and a carte Vitale. In both the official naturalisation and carte de résident knowledge-question lists.

Answer choices

  • Aréservée aux personnes de nationalité françaisereserved for French nationals
  • Bobligatoire pour toute personne qui travaille ou réside en France de manière stable et régulièrecompulsory for anyone who works or lives in France on a stable and lawful basis
  • Cfacultative et payanteoptional and paid for
  • Dréservée aux personnes en CDIreserved for people with a permanent contract