We laid down the criteria for prior authorisation and determined the general conditions applicable to the reimbursement of the costs of cross-border healthcare.

Deep concern about inappropriate use of the mechanical hearts led the committee to call on doctors and hospitals to develop guidelines for reimbursement of the costs of implants.

Reimbursement of the costs incurred by employees moving at company request is common to the majority of relocation policies - be they drawn up by small or large employers.

But Federal investigators have obtained evidence indicating that certain Columbia hospitals failed to report those expenditures as related-party transactions and instead filed for Federal reimbursement of the costs.

On the other hand, the directive sets a minimum level of what the Member States have to guarantee to their patients as regards the reimbursement of the costs of cross-border health care.

Also listed in the manual are standard agreements for the loan of personnel, equipment and materials, that indemnify the providing companies, and provide for reimbursement of the costs associated with the loans.

If his bill passes, a hoaxer would face penalties of up to five years in prison, fines of at least $10,000 and reimbursement of the costs due to the hoax, such as police overtime.

I am pleased to note that the European Parliament, as colegislator, played a key role in formulating clear provisions that benefit patients, inter alia, with regard to the reimbursement of the costs of medical care in other countries.

Tobacco Liability Without comment, the Court turned down a challenge by the tobacco industry to a Florida law that is at the heart of the state's legal strategy in its suit against the industry for reimbursement of the costs of treating patients with smoking-related diseases.

With this directive, every citizen could receive such care, provided that, in the case of hospital care, prior authorisation is obtained from his or her Member State of affiliation, thus allowing reimbursement of the costs at tariffs in force in the Member State of origin.

The new directive guarantees the mutual recognition of prescriptions and easier access to information on treatment abroad, as well as increasing the scope of treatment for individuals suffering from rare diseases and providing more opportunity for disabled people to obtain higher rates of reimbursement of the costs of medical care.