SCHEDULE 3Savings provision for cases arising during cross-border arrangements
PART 1Modifications to primary legislation
Modifications to the NHS (Wales) Act2
The NHS (Wales) Act is to be read as if—
a
sections 6A (reimbursement of cost of services provided in an EEA State) and 6B (prior authorisation for the purposes of section 6A) were omitted;
b
in the heading to section 6BA (reimbursement of cost of services provided in an EEA state), for the reference to “another EEA state” there were substituted “an EEA state”;
c
in section 6BA(3), for the reference to “an EEA state other than the United Kingdom” there were substituted “an EEA state”;
d
for section 6BA(15) there were substituted—
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In this section and section 6BB—
“authorised provider”, in relation to any service provided in an EEA state, means a person who is lawfully providing that service;
“NHS charge” means a charge payable under regulations made under section 121(1), 125(1) or 128(1);
“service” includes any goods, including drugs, medicines and appliances, which are used or supplied in connection with the provision of a service, but does not include accommodation other than hospital accommodation.
e
in section 131(a)(ii) (payment of travelling expenses) for the reference to “section 6A or 6BA” there were substituted “section 6BA”;
f
in section 206(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004” at the end there were inserted “as continued by regulation 17 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”.