Transgraniczna opieka zdrowotna w Unii Europejskiej - wybrane zagadnienia

On 24 April 2011 entered into force the directive of the European Parliament and of the Council No 2011/24/UE of 9 march 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare. The article analyses the duty of Member States connected with cross-border medical care, types and limits of using cross-border medical care and problems evoked by refund of medical expenses. The subject of this study is also evaluation of the preamble and the normative text of the directive No 2011/24/UE against the regulation of the European Parliament and Council (EC) No 883/2004 of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems. The new directive provides clarity about the rights of patients who seek healthcare in another Member States and supplements the rights that patients already have at European Union level through the legislation on the coordination of social security systems.