You can download an application for your smartphone which will give you general information about the card, emergency phone numbers, treatments that are covered and costs, how to claim reimbursement and who to contact in case you have lost your card.

The app gives general information about the card, emergency phone numbers, treatments that are covered and costs, how to claim reimbursement and who to contact in case you have lost your card.

17. Notes that multilateral interchange fees in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) vary significantly between Member States and are often higher than necessary; Believes that these fees should be progressively harmonised in the SEPA by a fixed deadline, in such a way as to respect the European competition rules and encourage market openness and transparency so as to ensure that consumers are not overcharged; calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment, by the end of 2012, on the option of setting a cap for MIFs and progressively reducing it; believes at the same time that it is necessary to devise mechanisms and safeguards to ensure that costs are not, in one way or another, passed on to consumers; calls, in parallel, f ...[+++]or unfair treatment of consumers in the form of surcharges, rebates, hidden costs or the use of steering practices limiting or restricting consumer choice to be progressively outlawed, paving the way for a more transparent, accessible and, in the eyes of consumers, trustworthy European single market in payments; believes that existing ‘No Discrimination’ and ‘Honour All Cards’ rules should be maintained and not changed;

That system covers the treatment required during a stay, using the European sickness insurance card, and non-urgent treatment for which the competent authorities have authorised the patient to seek treatment in another Member State.

Laurel Gibbons, a mother with a nine-year-old autistic son, testified that instead of using her son's health care card to access treatment, she relied on two other cards: her library card to research autism, and her Visa card to pay for treatment.

The single, personalised card is designed to replace all current paper forms needed for health treatment which is necessary during a temporary stay in another Member State.