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Administrative arrangements between Executive and competent institutions
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6. (1) The Executive may, for the purposes of this Part, enter into an administrative and technical arrangement with a competent institution for the purposes of—
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(a) processing the reimbursement of medical expenses in respect of necessary medical treatment received by an eligible person during a temporary stay in the Member State concerned,
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(b) calculating the total value of medical expenses to be reimbursed in respect of necessary medical treatment received by an eligible person in the Member State concerned,
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(c) exchanging such information as may be necessary between the Executive and the competent institution to enable the processing of the reimbursement of medical expenses, and
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(d) facilitating administrative and technical cooperation between the Executive and the competent institution in relation to the reimbursement of medical expenses in respect of necessary medical treatment received by an eligible person in the Member State concerned.
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(2) The parties to an arrangement under this section may vary the terms of the arrangement.
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(3) An arrangement under this section, or any variation of such an arrangement, shall be in writing.
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(4) The Executive shall provide the Minister with a copy of each arrangement under this section and any variation thereof.
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(5) In this section, “competent institution” means, in relation to a Member State, an institution designated by that Member State as responsible for the provision of healthcare and treatment to an eligible person during his or her stay in the Member State concerned.
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