Activities of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2018/2108(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the cross-border Healthcare Directive (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive
Amendments (8)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the benefits of Directive 2011/24/EU in clarifying the rules on cross-border healthcare and in ensuring access to safe and high-quality cross- border healthcare in the Union, as well as for achieving patient mobility in accordance with the case-law of the Court of Justice; urgesexpresses disappointment that, although he transposition deadline for the Directive was 25 October 2013, infringement proceedings were launched against 26 Member States on the grounds of late or incomplete notification, urges therefore Member States to ensure its proper implementation, guaranteeing a high level of public health protection that contributes to the improvement of citizens’ health, while respecting the principle of the free movement of persons within the internal market;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that Article 8(2)(a) of Directive 2011/24/EU allows Member States to use a system of prior authorisation for healthcare that is subject to planning requirements if it involves overnight hospital accommodation or if it requires use of highly specialised and cost-intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment, insists however, that any system of prior authorisation must be necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved, and may not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or an unjustified obstacle to the free movement of patients;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Deplores that in a significant number of Member States, it is still unclear for patients exactly which treatments are subject to prior authorisation, urges Member States to clarify how they use the criteria “overnight stay” and “highly specialised care” so that those are clearly understandable for patients and authorities;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that, although Article 7(9) of the Directive permits Member States to limit the application of the rules on reimbursement of cross-border healthcare for overriding reasons of general interest, Article 7(11) requires that such limitations be necessary and proportionate; urges Member States to facilitate the reimbursement of cross- border healthcare;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Regrets that application of the Directive to ‘telemedicine’ has led to a certain lack of clarity, as some Member States reimburse or provide consultations with general practitioners at a distance, whilst others do not; encourages Member States to harmonize the way their reimburse ´telemedicine´;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges Member States to address the remaining issues concerning the mutual recognition of medical prescriptions between Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StressesUnderlines that patient organisations have reported their concern that patients are faced with a labyrinth of confusing, sometimes insufficient and sometimes too detailed information’ with regard to cross-border healthcare; stresses therefore the importance of information to patients about their rights and the procedures, costs and reimbursement rates in cross-border healthcare within the framework of Directive 2011/24/EU; invites the Commission to take measures to increase patients’ awareness about their rights and about the National Contact Points.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets that patient mobility for planned healthcare remains low, whilst patient mobility in terms of unplanned healthcare seems tobe considerably higher, highlights that the level of use of planned healthcare elsewhere is far below the potential levels suggested by the number of people indicating in the Eurobarometer survey that they would consider using cross-border healthcare, encourages therefore Member States to do their outmost to raise awareness among citizens on the general rights under the Directive;