The Private Medical Insurance (Disentitlement to Tax Relief and Approved Benefits) Regulations 1989

Regulation 6(1)(b)

SCHEDULE

The kinds of services referred to in regulation 6(1)(b) are—

(a) accommodation and other services (including nursing services) provided—

(i) a private hospital, or

(ii) a health service hospital in circumstances where the insured is charged for the accommodation and services under section 65 or 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977(1), section 57 or 58 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2) or Article 31 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

(b) nursing services provided in the insured’s home;

(c) accommodation provided for the purposes of convalescence for a period of not more than 14 days immediately following the discharge of the insured from such a hospital;

(d) transport by private ambulance to or from such a hospital or to or from a place where accommodation is provided for the purposes of convalescence;

(e) services consisting of—

(i) physiotherapy,

(ii) speech therapy,

(iii) chiropody, or

(iv) prosthesis, including the provision of any equipment necessary for such services;

(f) in the circumstances described in regulation 6(3)(b), transport by air ambulance.

(1)

Section 66 was amended by section 11(1) and (3) of and paragraph 63 of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980.

(2)

Section 58 was amended by section 11(2) of the Health Services Act 1980.