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| Name: | Law N° 149(I) of 2013 on the Application of Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare. |
| Country: | Cyprus |
| Subject(s): | Medical care and sickness benefit; Migrant workers |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2013-12-06 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Epissimi Efimeris, 2013-12-06, Part I(I), N° 4417, pp. 1330-1369 |
| ISN: | CYP-2013-L-100234 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=100234&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Epissimi Efimeris, 2013-12-06, Part I(I), N° 4417, pp. 1330-1369 Text in Greek  Tipografio Kipriakis Dimokratias, Nicosia, Cyprus, pp. 1330-1369 PDF of Official Gazette in Greek (consulted on 2015-10-29) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Issued for the purposes of harmonisation with the European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/24/EU of 9 March 2011, on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, and with the Commission Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU of 20 December 2012, laying down measures to facilitate the recognition of medical prescriptions issued in another Member State. PART I: CONCEPT AND INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Article 1:Title of the Law; Article 2:Definition of the following terms: "Revisory Council", "Competent Authority", "Patient", "Insured Person", "Insured Person in the Republic of Cyprus", "Insured Person in another Member State", "General Director", "Cross-border Healthcare", "Director", "Health Professional", "Commission", "Experts Committee", "National Contact Point", "Prescription" or "Medical Prescription", "Medical Records", "Medical Device", "Regulation (EC) N° 726/2004", "Member State", "Member State of Residence", "Member State of Affiliation", "Member State of Treatment", "Directive 2001/83/EC", "Healthcare Provider", "Internal Market Information System", "Health Technology", "Healthcare", "Minister" and "Medicinal Product"; Article 3:Subject matter and Purpose; Article 4:Scope of Application; Article 5:Competent Authority; Article 6:Relationship with other National Legislations and Regulations; PART II: NATIONAL CONTACT POINT Article 7:National Contact Point; Article 8:Powers of the National Contact Point; Article 9:Submission of Complaints; PART III: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS AS MEMBER STATE OF TREATMENT Article 10:Scope of Application of the Present Part; Article 11:Principles governing Healthcare provided to Persons Insured in other Member States; Article 12:Responsibilities of the Competent Authority when the Republic of Cyprus is the Member State of Treatment; PART IV: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS AS MEMBER STATE OF AFFILIATION Article 13:Scope of Application of the Present Part; Article 14:Principles governing Cross-border Healthcare provided to Persons Insured in the Republic of Cyprus; Article 15:Responsibilities of the Competent Authority when the Republic of Cyprus is the Member State of Affiliation; Article 16:System of Prior Authorisation; Article 17:Submission of Request for Prior Authorisation; Article 18:Constitution of Experts Committees; Article 19:Procedure before the Experts Committees; Article 20:Report of the Experts Committee; Article 21:Criteria for granting Prior Authorisation; Article 22:Grounds for Refusal of Prior Authorisation to Persons Insured in the Republic of Cyprus; Article 23:Revisory Council; Article 24:Ranked Petition; Article 25:Filling of Petition; PART V: REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS Article 26:General Principles for Refund; Article 27:Healthcare subject to Reimbursement of Costs; Article 28:Reimbursement of Costs; Article 29:Prior Notification; Article 30:Procedure of Reimbursement of Costs; PART VI: COOPERATION IN HEALTHCARE Article 31:Mutual Assistance and Cooperation; Article 32:Recognition of Prescriptions issued in another Member State; Article 33:Conditions for Recognition of Prescriptions for Medicinal Products; Article 34:Conditions for Recognition of Prescriptions for Medical Devices; Article 35:Centres of Expertise; Article 36:eHealth; Article 37:Cooperation on Health Technology Assessment; Article 38:Rare Diseases; PART VII: FINAL PROVISIONS Article 39:Reports of the Commission; Article 40:Enactment of Regulations; Article 41:Promulgation of Ordinances. |
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