2009 No. 1166
The National Health Service (Charges) (Amendments Relating to Pandemic Influenza) Regulations 2009
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 172(1), 175 and 272(7) of the National Health Service Act 20061.
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges) (Amendments Relating to Pandemic Influenza) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 8th May 2009.
2
These Regulations apply in relation to England.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 20002
1
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 20002 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 5 (supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts)—
a
in paragraph (1), after “(3A)” insert “, (3B)”; and
b
after paragraph (3A) insert the following paragraph—
3B
No charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation in respect of a supply which is—
a
made—
i
while a disease is, or
ii
in anticipation of a disease being imminently,
pandemic and a serious risk, or potentially a serious risk, to human health; and
Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 19893
In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 19895, in Part IV (other diseases), after “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” insert the following entry—
Pandemic influenza (influenza caused by a new virus subtype that has an increased and sustained transmission during a global outbreak of influenza).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)