SCHEDULE 8Circumstances in which a claimant is to be treated as having limited capability for work

In hospital

2

1

The claimant is—

a

undergoing medical or other treatment as F1a patient in a hospital or similar institution; or

b

recovering from such treatment in circumstances in which the Secretary of State is satisfied that the claimant should be treated as having limited capability for work.

2

The circumstances in which a claimant is to be regarded as undergoing treatment falling within sub-paragraph (1)(a) include where the claimant is attending a residential programme of rehabilitation for the treatment of drug or alcohol dependency.

3

For the purposes of this paragraph, a claimant is to be regarded as undergoing treatment as a patient in a hospital or similar institution only if that claimant has been advised by a health care professional to stay F2for a period of 24 hours or longer following medical or other treatment.