Necesitatea reformării sistemului sanitar românesc în spiritul aplicării standardelor de protecţie europene referitoare la mobilitatea pacienţilor. Cauza Petru
The need to reform the romanian health system in view of the application of the european protection standards for patient mobility

Summary/Abstract: Due to the rich jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, citizens' right to use, increasingly free of constraints, cross-border health services, generally known as the concept of patient mobility, could be clearly outlined. In this context, this article examines the need to reform national legislation in order to eliminate any restrictions to the fundamental freedoms of European citizens. This article aims to analyse, on the one hand, how the standard of protection created at the level of the European Union by means of the Directive on cross-border healthcare is implemented and complied with in national legislation. On the other hand, by presenting the Petru case, the article examines the degree of harmonization of national policies in view of reforming the Romanian health system, in order to create a modern health system, which is a central component of social protection, contributing to social cohesion and social justice, as well as to the sustainable development of the European Union. Therefore, in order for a modern health system to be created, it needs to be centred on patient needs, to have dynamic and integrated structures, adaptable to the various and changing healthcare needs of society in general and of individuals in particular and which, not least, must recognize the active role of the patient as partner in healthcare policies.

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