# Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare

European Parliament procedure 2008/0142(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ECON / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / IMCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 1,536 committee amendments tabled by 137 Members between 2008-12-09 and 2010-10-05.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne THYSSEN | Belgium | PPE | 88 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1832.md |
| Linda McAVAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2327.md |
| Anne FERREIRA | France | PSE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5735.md |
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Claude TURMES | Luxembourg | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4432.md |
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | PSE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1970.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Martí GRAU i SEGÚ | Spain | PSE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40601.md |
| Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA | Spain | PSE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1337.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Bernadette VERGNAUD | France | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28177.md |
| Jan CREMERS | Netherlands | PSE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40818.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.489: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.489+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.614: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.614+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.048: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.048+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.256: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.256+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.293: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.293+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.304: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.304+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0142-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0142-COD.json

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