8 Amendments of Jacques TOUBON related to 2008/0142(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) For the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "‘cross-border healthcare"’ covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: – Use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as '‘patient mobility'; – Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; – Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, – Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).’;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point a
Article 4 – point a
(a) "‘healthcare"’ means a health service providor a healthcare product provided or prescribed by or under the supervision of a health professional in exercise of his profession, and regardless of the ways in which it is organised, delivered and financed at national level or whether it is public or private;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) "cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person or healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or is established;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point d
Article 4 – point d
(d) "health professional" means a doctor of medicine or a nurse responsible for general care or a dental practitioner or a midwife or a pharmacist within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC or another professional exercising activities in the healthcare sector which are restricted to a regulated profession as defined in Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC; or a person legally exercising healthcare activities in the Member State of treatment.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States of treatment shall be responsible for the organisation and the delivery of healthcare. In such a context and taking into account principles of universality, access to good quality care, equiHealthcare must be provided in accordance with the quality and safety stand solidarity, they shall define clear quality and safety standards for healthcare providedards laid down by the Member State of treatment. The Member State onf their territory, andreatment must ensure that:
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mechanismpatients are in place for ensuring that healthcare providers are able to meet such standards, taking into account international medical science and generally recognised good medical practicesceive on request information on such standards, including provision of care and assessment;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In any event, a Member State may refuse to grant prior authorisation if the same treatment can be provided within its territory, within a medically justifiable time period, taking into account the patient's current state of health and the probable course of the disease.