Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 of 23 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation (Text with EEA relevance)

This Regulation lays down rules for the development and production of European statistics in the area of healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation and individual and collective services, as referred to in Annex II, point (d), first, second and third indent, to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Annex I shall apply.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data for the list of variables, the characteristics and breakdowns as set out in Annex II.

Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the necessary reference metadata and quality reports, in particular concerning: (a) the data sources and their coverage; (b) the compilation methods used; (c) information on features of national healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation specific to the Member States that deviate from the definitions set out in Annex I and the variables set out in Annex II; (d) information on any changes to the statistical concepts mentioned in Annex I and Annex II.

1 The reference period shall be the calendar year.

2 The first reference year shall be 2021.

3 By derogation from paragraph 2, the first reference year for data on health employment, hospital care and surgical procedures referred to in points 1, 6 and 7 of Annex II shall be 2023.

1 Member States shall provide the data and reference metadata referred to in Articles 3 and 4 respectively to the Commission (Eurostat) on an annual basis within 14 months after the end of the reference year.

2 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall provide the data and reference metadata on hospital care and surgical procedures referred to in points 6 and 7 of Annex II within 20 months after the end of the reference year.

3 Data and reference metadata shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) using the single entry point or be made available for retrieval by the Commission (Eurostat) by electronic means.

1 The data shall be compiled mainly from administrative records, as referred to in Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 and shall cover the whole Member State.

2 Where administrative records are not available or of insufficient quality or coverage, use of other sources, methods or innovative approaches shall be accepted insofar as they enable the production of data that are comparable and compliant with the requirements laid down by this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.