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Healthcare that may be subject to prior authorisation shall be limited to healthcare which: is made subject to planning requirements relating to the object of ensuring sufficient and permanent access to a balanced range of high-quality treatment in the Member State concerned or to the wish to control costs and avoid, as far as possible, any waste of financial, technical and human resources and: involves overnight hospital accommodation of the patient in question for at least one night; or requires use of highly specialised and cost-intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment; involves treatments presenting a particular risk for the patient or the population; or is provided by a healthcare provider that, on a case-by-case basis, could give rise to serious and specific concerns relating to the quality or safety of the care, with the exception of healthcare which is subject to Union legislation ensuring a minimum level of safety and quality throughout the Union. Member States shall notify the categories of healthcare referred to in point (a) to the Commission.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-11 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.