EC criticizes Czech Republic for not fully transposing the EU directive about cross-border healthcare into its legal system

The European Commission has criticized the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia for failing to fully transpose the EU directive about cross-border healthcare into their legal systems. The three countries’ governments have been called on to correct the lapse or face a court dispute. The 2011 EU directive stipulates that all EU citizens have the right to seek treatment beyond their country’s borders if that treatment is not available in their home country or they would have to wait excessively long to get it. All EU member states were expected to fully transpose this into their national legislation by October of 2013.