Cross-Border Healthcare Directive
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
- Stage
- In force, reached 4 Apr 2011
- In force
- In force since 24 Apr 2011 · CELEX 32011L0024
- Transposition deadline
- 25 Oct 2013
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Françoise Grossetête (EPP)
- Last activity
- 4 Apr 2011
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 4 Apr 2011.
- 23 Apr 2009
- EP position at first reading
- 19 Jan 2011
- Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
- 9 Mar 2011
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
- 4 Apr 2011
- Publication in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Françoise Grossetête | EPP | FR | ENVI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 1 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2014/286 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 10/03/2014 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A6-0233/2009Parliament
- Report · A7-0307/2010Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2008)0414Commission
- Proposal · COM(2008)0415Commission
- Proposal · COM(2010)0503Commission
- Proposal · COM(2011)0090Commission
- Proposal · COM(2015)0421Commission
- Text adopted · Directive 2011/0024Commission
- OJ C 128 06.06.2009, p. 0020Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 088 04.04.2011, p. 0045Commission
- Committee opinion · PE413.995Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE415.154Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE415.295Parliament
- Report · PE415.355Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE416.293Parliament
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- Committee opinion · PE418.168Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE418.180Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.256Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.293Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.304Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.320Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.342Parliament
- Amendments · PE418.360Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE420.157Parliament
- Report · PE443.081Parliament
- Amendments · PE450.566Parliament
- SEC(2008)2163Commission
- SEC(2008)2164Commission
- SEC(2008)2183Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2009)3507Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0286/2009Parliament
- Text adopted · T7-0007/2011Parliament
Summary
GeneratedDirective 2011/24/EU, in force since 2011, sets rules for reimbursing cross-border healthcare costs and recognizing prescriptions across Member States. It applies to insured patients receiving care abroad, with costs covered up to the level of the home state's tariffs. Prior authorization may be required for hospital stays or specialized care.
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