Useful information
Legislation
- Royal Decree 81/2014 of 7 February, establishing rules to ensure cross-border healthcare and amending Royal Decree 1718/2010 of 17 December on medical prescriptions and dispensing orders.
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Cross-Border Healthcare Directive
- Regulations on the Coordination of Social Security Systems
Useful links
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Information Video
- Leaflet: "What you need to know before travelling"
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Summary of Cross-Border Healthcare Directive Transposition
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Royal Decree 81/2014 of 7 February establishing rules to ensure cross-border healthcare
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- Guidance documents published by the European Union with information on both the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and the Regulations on coordination of social security systems (21 March 2019):
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Patients' handbook.
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Glossary pdf file
. (Spanish),
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Checklist
(Spanish) to help you make a decision before receiving treatment.
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Frequently asked questions for citizens insured in another EU Member State
(Spanish)
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Frequently asked questions for citizens insured in Spain
(Spanish)
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Patients' handbook.
- Report and statistics on the application of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive, with data for the years 2018
, 2019
, 2020
and 2022
News
Press releases
- Entry into force of Directive 2011/24/EU. 7 February 2014
- Spain transposes the European Cross-Border Healthcare Directive. 25 October 2013
Conferences
- Dissemination Conference on Cross-border Healthcare.
