Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013
345. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health the EU states with whom Ireland has a bilateral or waiver agreements with under EU Regulation 883/04; if he will provide in a list form, detailing for each EU country the arrangements that are in place for the reimbursement of health care costs under this regulation; the agreements were terminated in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54820/13]
View answerThe coordination of health and social security arrangements among EU/EEA states and Switzerland is governed by Regulation (EC) 883/2004 and its Implementing Regulation 987/2009 (formerly Regulation (EC) 1408/71 and its Implementing Regulation 574/72). Under their provisions people who are insured with the healthcare system of one state but residing or staying in another state can access the public healthcare system of that member state in certain circumstances, at the cost of the state in which they are insured. The Regulations provide for the reimbursement of such costs between states. The Regulations also allows for two or more states to agree alternative arrangements for reimbursement other than those laid down in the Regulations, or to mutually waive reimbursement altogether.
The following is the list of the states with which Ireland has or has had waiver/bilateral agreements in recent years, with an indication of their present status.
|
States |
Agreements |
Present Status |
|
Austria |
Waiver Agreement |
Terminated 1 May 2010 |
|
Belgium |
Waiver Agreement |
Terminated 1 April 2012 |
|
Denmark |
Waiver Agreement |
Active |
|
France |
Partial Waiver Agreement |
Terminated 1 January 2013 |
|
Germany |
Waiver Agreement |
Terminated 1 May 2010 |
|
Luxembourg |
Waiver Agreement |
Active |
|
Netherlands |
Waiver Agreement |
Terminated 1 January 2007 |
|
Sweden |
Waiver Agreement |
Active |
|
United Kingdom |
Bilateral (Lump Sum) Agreement |
Active |
|
- |
- |
- |
