SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Amendments of the National Health Service Act 2006

PART 1The health service in England

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(1)

Section 6A (reimbursement of cost of services provided in another EEA state) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (3)(b) after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Board”.

(3)

In subsection (7) after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Board”.

(4)

In subsection (8) in each of paragraphs (a) and (b)—

(a)

after “Secretary of State” insert “, the Board”, and

(b)

for “either of them” substitute “any of them”.

(5)

In subsection (9), after “Secretary of State” (in the second place it occurs) insert “, the Board”.

(6)

In subsection (11), in the definition of “responsible authority”—

(a)

omit “Strategic Health Authority or”,

(b)

omit “Primary Care Trust”,

(c)

before “responsible under” insert “a local authority or clinical commissioning group”, and

(d)

for “securing” substitute “arranging for”.