Furthermore, the Council agreed that member states may adopt provisions aimed at ensuring that patients enjoy the same rights when receiving cross-border healthcare as they would have enjoyed if they had received healthcare in a comparable situation in the member state of affiliation.
Lisaks leppis nõukogu kokku, et liikmesriigid võivad võtta vastu meetmeid tagamaks, et patsientidel oleksid piiriüleste tervishoiuteenuste saamisel samasugused õigused, mis neil oleks tervishoiuteenuste saamisel samalaadses olukorras oma kindlustajariigis.