Decision 2003/752 - 2003/752/EC: Decision No 190 of 18 June 2003 concerning the technical specifications of the European health insurance card (Text with relevance for the EEA and for the EU/Switzerland Agreement.) - Main contents

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2003/752/EC: Decision No 190 of 18 June 2003 concerning the technical specifications of the European health insurance card (Text with relevance for the EEA and for the EU/Switzerland Agreement.)

Official Journal L 276 , 27/10/2003 P. 0004 - 0018

Decision No 190

of 18 June 2003

concerning the technical specifications of the European health insurance card

(Text with relevance for the EEA and for the EU/Switzerland Agreement)

(2003/752/EC)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION,

Having regard to Administrative Commission Decision No 189 of 18 June 2003 aimed at introducing a European health insurance card to replace the forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 as regards access to health care during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the competent State or the State of residence,

Whereas:

• (1) 

  The European health insurance card will be issued by the institution of the competent State or the State of residence. In order to facilitate the acceptance and reimbursement of the cost of treatment on the basis of the European card, it will be necessary for the three main parties concerned, namely the insured persons, the care providers and the institutions, to recognise easily and accept the European card in conformity with a single model and uniform specifications.

• (2) 

  The information which must be visible on the European card is defined in Article 6 of Administrative Commission Decision No 189. The introduction of the European card with visible data is the first stage of a process leading ultimately to the abolition of the current paper forms and the use of an electronic medium providing entitlement to health care during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the competent State or the State of residence. Consequently, the competent institutions of the Member States wishing to do so may also incorporate on an electronic medium, such as a microchip or magnetic strip, from the initial stage onwards, the data referred to in this recital.

• (3) 

  When exceptional circumstances prevent the person concerned from producing the European card, a provisional replacement certificate in accordance with a uniform model must be made out,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The design and specifications of the European health insurance card shall be established in accordance with Annex 1 to this Decision.

Article 2

The model of the provisional replacement certificate shall be established in accordance with Annex 2 to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be applicable from the first day of the month following its publication.

The Chairman of the Administrative Commission

Theodora Tsotsorou

ANNEX 1

TECHNICAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DESIGN OF THE EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD

• 1. 

  Introduction

In compliance with the related decisions of the Administrative Commission for Social Security for Migrant Workers, the European health insurance card provides a minimum set of "eye-readable" data to be used in a Member State other than the Member State of insurance or residence for:

• - 

  identifying the insured person, the competent institution and the card,

• - 

  stating the entitlement to receive care during a temporary stay in another Member State.

The models shown below are based on the technical specifications defined in this document but are to be considered for illustration purposes only.

Figure 1: Example for the front side

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Figure 2: Example for the reverse side

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While the ordering of the eye-readable data is identical in both models, i.e. irrespective of the side used by the European health insurance card, a different structure has been defined for the front and the reverse side. This...

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