The National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006U.K.

4.—(1) The NHS (Wales) Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 46 (GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etc)—

(a)in subsection (3), for “Community marketing authorization or United Kingdom” substitute “ UK ”;

(b)for subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) “UK marketing authorisation” has the meaning given by regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1916).”.

(3) Omit the following provisions—

(a)section 6A (reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state) M1;

(b)section 6B (prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A) M2;

(c)section 6BA (reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state where expenditure incurred on or after 25 October 2013) M3;

(d)section 6BB (prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6BA) M4;

(e)section 131(a)(ii) (payment of travelling expenses) M5;

(f)the definition of “Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004” in section 206(1) (interpretation) M6 except in so far as it relates to section 131(a)(iii).