1 Amendments of Alojz PETERLE related to 2008/0142(COD)
Amendment 119 #
Council position
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) This Directive should not provide either for the transfer of social security entitlements between Member States or other coordination of social security systems. The sole objective of the provisions regarding prior authorisation and reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State should be to enable freedom to provide healthcare for patients and to remove unjustified obstacles to that fundamental freedom within the patient's Member State of affiliation. Consequently this Directive should fully respect the differences in national healthcare systems and the Member States' responsibilities for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care. This Directive should also respect the different management systems and the specific approaches chosen by the Member States in integrating public and private provision of healthcare services.