Activities of Richard SEEBER related to 2008/0142(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The constant progress of medical science and health technologies presents both opportunities and challenges to the health systems of the Member States. Cooperation in the evaluation of new health technologies can support Member States through economies of scale and avoiding duplication of effort, and provide a better basis of evidence for optimal use of new technologies to ensure safe, high- quality and efficient healthcare. This willmay also contribute to the internal market by maximising the speed and scale of diffusion of innovations in medical science and health technologies. Such cooperation requires sustained structures involving all the relevant authorities of all the Member States, building on existing pilot projectsstakeholders, including healthcare professionals, patients’ representatives, researchers and producers as well as authorities of all the Member States, building on existing pilot projects. In addition, such cooperation must also be based on sound principles of good governance such as transparency, openness, inclusiveness, objectiveness and fairness of procedures, which are responsive to patients’ needs, preferences and expectations. The Commission should ensure that only Health Technology Assessment bodies which adhere to these principles can join the network.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision of safeprovides rules for access to safe and high-quality healthcare in other Member States and establishes cooperation mechanisms for healthcare between Member States, whigh quality and efficient cross-borderle fully respecting national responsibilities for organising and delivering healthcare.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive shall apply to the provision of cross-border healthcare regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed or whether it is public or private.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Directive shall take precedence over the proposed directive on consumer rights (COM(2008)614) where contracts between healthcare professionals and patients are concerned.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. TWhen healthcare is provided in a Member States of trether than that where the patmient shall be responsible for the organisation is an insured person, or in a Member State other thand the delivery of healthcare. In such a context and taking into account principles of universality, access to good quality care, equity and solidarity, they shall define clear quality and safety standards for healthcare providedat where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or established, such healthcare is provided according to the legislation of the Member State of treatment in accordance with paragraph 2 onf their territory, andis Article. The Member State of treatment shall ensure that: (a) mechanisms are in place for ensuring that healthcare providers are able to meet such standards, taking into account progress in international medical science and in generally recognised good medical practices; (b) the application of such standards by healthcare providers in practice is regularly monitored and corrective action is taken when appropriate standards are not met, taking into account progress in medical science and health technologhealthcare referred to in paragraph 1 is provided in accordance with the standards and guidelines on quality and safety defined by the Member State of treatment ensuring that: (i) patients and healthcare providers from other Member States can be provided with information on such standards and guidelines, including provisions on supervision, inter alia by electronic means; (ii) patients and healthcare providers from other Member States can be provided with information on treatment options, availability, prices and possible outcomes of the healthcare provided and details of the healthcare provider’s insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to their professional liability; (c) healthcare providers provide all relevant information to enable patients to make an informed choice, in particular on treatment options, availability, prices and possible outcomes of the healthcare provided and details of their insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability; (d) patients have athe means of making complaints and are guaranteed remedies and compensation when they suffer harm arising from the healthcare they receive and are guaranteed remedies and the right to seek compensation; (e) systems of professional liability insurance or a guarantee or similar arrangement, which are equivalent or essentially comparable as regards their purpose and which are appropriate to the nature and the extent of the risk are in place for treatment provided on their territory; (f) the fundamental right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data is protected in conformity with national measures implementing Community provisions on the protection of personal data, in particular Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC; (g) patients from other Member States shall enjoy equal treatment with the nationals of the Member State of treatment, including the protection against discrimination provided for according to Community law and national legislation in force in the Member State of treatment. (ga) patients who have received treatment are entitled to a written or electronic record of such treatment and of any medical advice for the continuity of their care;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Member State of treatment shall be reimbursed all actual costs (full costs) incurred as a result of treatment.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State of affiliation may provide for a system of prior authorisation for reimbursement by its social security system of the cost of hospital care provided in another Member State where the following conditions are met: (a) had the healthcare been provided in its territory, it would have been assumed by the Member State's social security system; and (b) the purpose of the system is to address the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the present Article and to prevent it from seriously undermining, or being likely to seriously undermine: (i) the financial balance of the Member State's social security system; and/or (ii) the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concernedhas the possibility to provide for a general system of prior authorisation for reimbursement by its social security system of the cost of hospital and specialised care provided in another Member State.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provide and disseminate information to patients in particular on their rights related to cross-border healthcare and the guaranteesinformation ofn quality and safety, protection of personal data, procedures for complaints and means of redress available for healthcare provided in another Member State, and on the terms and conditions applicable;
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2– introduction
Article 14 – paragraph 2– introduction
2. For facilitating the implementation of paragraph 1, the Commission shall adoptpropose:
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 3 - introductory part and point a - introductory part
Article 15 - paragraph 3 - introductory part and point a - introductory part
3. The Commission shall adoptpropose: (a) a list of specific criteria and conditions that the European reference networks must fulfil, including the list of rarer disease areas to be covered and the conditions and criteria required from healthcare providers wishing to join the European reference networks, in order to ensure, in particular, that the European reference networks:
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Article 16
The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), adopt specific measures necessary for achieving the interoperability of information and communication technology systems in the healthcare field, applicable whenever Member States decide to introduce them. Those measures shall reflect developments in health technologies and medical science and respect the fundamental right to the protection of personal data in accordanceconformity with the applicable lawdata protection laws in each Member State. They shall specify in particular the necessary standards and terminologies for inter-operability of relevant information and communication technology systems to ensure safe, high- quality and efficient provision of cross- border health services.
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17
Article 17
Cooperation on management of new health technologies 1. Member States shall facilitate development and functioning of a network connecting the national authorities or bodies responsible for health technology assessment. 2. The objective of the health technology assessment network shall be: (a) to support cooperation between national authorities or bodies1a. The European Commission shall, in consultation with the European Parliament, set up an operational framework for the network which is based on the principles of good governance including transparency, objectiveness, fairness of procedures, and broad and full stakeholder participation of all relevant societal groups including healthcare professionals, patients, researchers and industry. 2. The objective of the health technology assessment network shall be: (a) to support cooperation between national authorities or bodies; (aa) to find sustainable ways to balance the objectives of access to medicines, reward for innovation and management of healthcare budgets; (ab) to develop transparent, objective, inclusive and timely procedures and methodologies which strike a balance between all objectives; (ac) to ensure full participation of all relevant societal groups, in particular patients, the medical community, research and industry; (b) to support provision of objective, reliable, timely, transparent and transferable information on the short- and long-term effectiveness of health technologies and enable an effective exchange of this information between national authorities or bodies. 3. Member States shall designate the authorities or bodies participating in the network as referred to in paragraph 1 and communicate to the Commission names and contact details of those authorities or bodies. The Commission shall only allow authorities to join the network which fulfil the principles of good governance. 4. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), adopt the necessary measures for the establishment and the management of this network in accordance with the above objectives and specifying the nature and type of the information to be exchanged.