... provide that patients can be referred to another member state for treatment in certain circumstances. In Ireland there is no legislation on the circumstances in which a patient can be referred abroad for medical treatment. Instead, the Department of Health issues guidelines to health boards, which are considered the competent institutions to authorize treatment in another EU state (Public Services). The ... nature of these guidelines provide that authorization for treatment abroad is only granted if the treatment in question is regarded as normal in the professional circles concerned an...

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