PART 5E+WSavings and Transitional Provision

Cross-border cases arising before [F1IP completion day] E+W

15.—(1) The legislation referred to in Parts 2 and 3, except for regulations 2, 4(2), 8, 9 and 10 is to continue to apply on and after [F1IP completion day] without the amendments, repeals and revocations made by those Parts, and with the modifications made by Schedule 1 in a case where any of paragraphs (2) to (5) apply.

(2) This paragraph applies where a service that satisfied the condition in section 6A(3) or (4) or 6BA(4) or (7) of the NHS Act 2006 or the NHS (Wales) Act was provided, or began to be provided, before [F1IP completion day].

(3) This paragraph applies where an application for authorisation under section 6B or 6BB of the NHS Act 2006 or the NHS (Wales) Act has been made, but not determined, before [F1IP completion day].

(4) This paragraph applies where authorisation has been given under section 6B or 6BB of the NHS Act 2006 or the NHS (Wales) Act before [F1IP completion day].

(5) This paragraph applies where a cross-border healthcare service was provided or began to be provided to a visiting patient before [F1IP completion day].

(6) Nothing in this regulation—

(a)requires reimbursement in respect of a service which was provided after the later of—

(i)the end of the period of one year beginning with the day after the day on which [F1IP completion day] falls, or

(ii)in a case where the authorisation for the service authorises the service to be provided within a specified period, the end of the specified period;

(b)imposes an obligation in relation to a charge to a visiting patient for a service which was provided after the end of the period of one year beginning with the day after the day on which [F1IP completion day] falls.

(7) In this regulation—

cross-border healthcare service” and “visiting patient” have the same meaning as in the 2013 Regulations;

service” is to be construed in accordance with section 6A or section 6BA of the NHS Act 2006 or, as the case may be, of the NHS (Wales) Act.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in reg. 15 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 10

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)