Procedure
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
2008/0142(COD)·6th term·ECON / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / IMCO / ITRE / JURI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Free movement of persons · Public services, of general interest, universal service · Social protection, social security · Health legislation and policy · Health services, medical institutions
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): GROSSETÊTE Françoise (PPE)
Summary
A directive on patients' rights in cross-border healthcare. The amendments affirm that Member States retain responsibility for safe, high-quality healthcare on their territory and must not be encouraged to dismantle it; they address reimbursement of care received in another Member State, prior authorisation, national contact points, recognition of prescriptions, e-health interoperability, European reference networks, and equitable access including gynaecological and reproductive healthcare for women.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled9 Dec 2008 – 5 Oct 2010
- Procedure completed
1,536
Amendments
distinct, in window
137
Members
tabled at least one
7
Committees
9 Dec 2008 – 5 Oct 2010
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
137 Members · by amendment count1
Marianne THYSSEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇪 Belgium
88(88 solo)
2Linda McAVAN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
53(53 solo)
3Anne FERREIRA
PSE · 🇫🇷 France
53(24 solo)
4Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
53(18 solo)
5Claude TURMES
Greens / EFA · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
49(14 solo)
6Thomas ULMER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
48(14 solo)
7Kartika Tamara LIOTARD
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
47(29 solo)
8María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ
PSE · 🇪🇸 Spain
47
9Inés AYALA SENDER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
47
10Martí GRAU i SEGÚ
PSE · 🇪🇸 Spain
46(46 solo)
11Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA
PSE · 🇪🇸 Spain
46(46 solo)
12Anja WEISGERBER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
38(13 solo)
13Bernadette VERGNAUD
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
37(3 solo)
14Jan CREMERS
PSE · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
35(35 solo)
15Margrete AUKEN
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇰 Denmark
35
16John BOWIS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
34(34 solo)
17Francisca PLEGUEZUELOS AGUILAR
PSE · 🇪🇸 Spain
34(34 solo)
18Dan JØRGENSEN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇰 Denmark
33
19Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
32(32 solo)
20Giovanni BERLINGUER
PSE · 🇮🇹 Italy
32
21Roberto MUSACCHIO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇹 Italy
32
22Iles BRAGHETTO
PPE-DE · 🇮🇹 Italy
32(32 solo)
23Christel SCHALDEMOSE
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇰 Denmark
31
24Evelyne GEBHARDT
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
31(31 solo)
25Arlene McCARTHY
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30(30 solo)
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