With regard to the member state of affiliation (which concerned in particular the reimbursement of healthcare costs of pensioners living in the EU outside their home country and receiving healthcare in a third member state), the Council agreed that as a general rule the member state competent to grant a prior authorisation according to regulation 883/2004 (i.e. the member state of residence) should reimburse the cost of cross-border healthcare for pensioners.
Seoses kindlustajariigiga (mis puudutas eelkõige tervishoiuteenuste kulude hüvitamist pensionäridele, kes elavad ELis väljaspool oma koduriiki ja saavad tervishoiuteenuseid kolmandas liikmesriigis) leppis nõukogu kokku, et üldreeglina peaks liikmesriik, kes on pädev andma eelloa vastavalt määrusele 883/2004 (st elukohajärgne liikmesriik), hüvitama pensionäride piiriülese tervishoiuteenuse kulud.