(Case C-243/19 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Senāts) (Latvia) lodged on 20March 2019— A v Veselības ministrija
Fecha: 20-Abr-2004
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Senāts) (Latvia) lodged on 20March 2019— A v Veselības ministrija
(Case C-243/19)
Language of the case: Latvian
Referring court
Augstākā tiesa (Senāts)
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: A
Defendant: Veselības ministrija
Questions referred
Must Article20(2) of Regulation (EC) No883/20041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, in conjunction with Article21(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, be interpreted as meaning that a Member State may refuse to grant the authorisation referred to in Article20(1) of that regulation where hospital care, the medical effectiveness of which is not contested, is available in the person’s Member State of residence, even though the method of treatment used is contrary to that person’s religious beliefs?
Must Article56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article8(5) of Directive 2011/24/EU2 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, in conjunction with Article21(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, be interpreted as meaning that a Member State may refuse to grant the authorisation referred to in Article8(1) of that directive where hospital care, the medical effectiveness of which is not contested, is available in the person’s Member State of affiliation, even though the method of treatment used is contrary to that person’s religious beliefs?