Treatment abroad
 Directive 2011/24 / EU |
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| Title: | Directive 2011/24 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2011 on the exercise of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare |
| Scope: | EEA |
| Legal matter: | Patient rights |
| Basis: | Articles 114 and 168 TFEU |
| Procedure overview: |
European Commission European Parliament IPEX Wiki |
| Come into effect: | April 24, 2011 |
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To be implemented in national law by: |
October 25, 2013 |
| Reference: | OJ L 88 of April 4, 2011, pp. 45-65 |
| Full text |
Consolidated version (not official) basic version |
| The regulation must have been implemented in national law. | |
| Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union ! | |
Treatment abroad in the European Union is regulated by an EU directive .
The European Parliament adopted a directive as the implementation of the Court of 19 January 2011 the European Court decided (ECJ), according to which every patient has a right to treatment in other EU countries. After the Council has given its formal approval, the member states have 30 months to adapt their national legislation to the new rules.
In future, members of the statutory health insurance can be reimbursed for the costs of treatment in neighboring European countries, provided that the health service in question is one of the services to which they are entitled in their home country. Payments are made up to the amount that the same treatment would cost in your own country. This also strengthens the freedom of movement for medical treatment. The new rules stipulate that an EU citizen has the right to reimbursement if he is entitled to the relevant health care service in his home country . In certain cases, however, the competent authorities may require the patient to obtain prior approval for expensive treatments. Each member state must set up one or more national contact points for international treatment.
In particular, patients who are on long waiting lists or who cannot find a specialist in their own country can benefit from treatment abroad.