Abstract
Free movement of patients is a core condition of the functioning of European free market rules in health�s case. Nowadays, uniformizing practices and policies across Europe in patient�s rights and access to medical care, based on EU norms,are important steps in generating a greater convergence and better opportunities for European citizens. In this context cross-border healthcare becomes a cornerstone in ensuring European citizens health especially if they cannot find suitable healthcare at home. In Romania more than 650 cases of E112/S2 forms are approved every year, on various diagnostic category. From all the cases, we followed in particular the ones regarding diseases and disorders of the circulatory system with a special emphasis on the septal defect cases approved for treatment abroad. From our findings, from all E112/S2forms approved cases most of them concern diseases and disorders of the circulatory system, and, from this,a significant part, are procedures correcting septal defects.
Highlights
Free movement of patients is a core condition of the functioning of European free market rules in health’s case
The European legal norms that lay the foundation for E112 form are: Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community [5] and Regulation (EEC) No 574/ 72 of the Council fixing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community [6]
The first one is in case of transfer of the residence. In this case E 112 may be refused by the health insurance house only if it is established that the displacement of that person would be prejudicial to his / her state of health or medical treatment; The second on is for the condition of referral to medical treatment in casethe treatment in question is among the medical services provided in the basic services package that benefit the insured from the Romanian social health insurance system or this treatment cannot be given within the time period normally required for obtaining the treatment in question in Romania, taking into account the current health status of the patient and the probable evolution of the disease. [7]
Summary
Free movement of patients is a core condition of the functioning of European free market rules in health’s case. In an assessment report on the implementation of the Directive a conclusion was drown over the increase improvement of the legal framework across EU states in managing cross-border health care [3].
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