SCHEDULE 2AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES

PART 2LIST OF PATIENTS

Removals from the list of patients absent from the United Kingdom etc[F1.]

16.—(1) The Health Board must remove a patient from the provider’s list of patients where it receives notification that that patient—

(a)intends to be away from the United Kingdom for a period of at least three months;

(b)is in Her Majesty’s Forces;

(c)has been absent from the United Kingdom for a period of more than three months; or

(d)has died.

(2) A removal in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) will take effect—

(a)in the cases referred to in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) from the date of the departure or enlistment or the date on which the Health Board first receives notification of the departure or enlistment, whichever is the later; or

(b)in the cases referred to in sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (1)(d) from the date on which the Health Board first receives notification of the absence or death.

(3) The Health Board must notify the provider in writing of patients removed from its list of patients under sub-paragraph (1).

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