[F1Information relating to overseas visitorsE+W
67F.—(1) A contractor must—
(a)record the information specified in paragraph (2) relating to overseas visitors, where that information has been provided to it by a newly registered patient on a form supplied to the contractor by [F2NHS England] for this purpose; and
[F3(b)where applicable in the case of a patient, record the fact that the patient is the holder of a document—
(i)which is—
(aa)a European Health Insurance Card;
(bb)an S1 Healthcare Certificate; or
(cc)a document which, for the purposes of a listed healthcare arrangement as defined in regulation 1(3) of the Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, is treated as equivalent to a document referred to in sub-paragraph (aa) (“EHIC equivalent document”) or (bb) (“S1 equivalent document”); and
(ii)which has not been issued to or in respect of the patient by the United Kingdom,]
in the medical record that the contractor is required to keep under regulation 60 in respect of the patient.
(2) The information specified in this paragraph is—
(a)in the case of a patient who holds a European Health Insurance Card [F4or EHIC equivalent document] which has not been issued to the patient by the United Kingdom, the information contained on that card [F5or document] in respect of the patient; and
(b)in the case of a patient who holds a Provisional Replacement Certificate issued in respect of the patient’s European Health Insurance Card, the information contained on that certificate in respect of the patient.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (2) must be submitted by the contractor to [F6NHS England]—
[F7(a)electronically at nhsdigital.costrecovery@nhs.net;]
(b)by post in hard copy form to EHIC, PDS NBO, NHS Digital, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2HH.
(4) Where the patient is the holder of an S1 Healthcare Certificate [F8or S1 equivalent document], the contractor must send that certificate [F9or document], or a copy of that certificate [F9or document], to the [F10the NHS Business Services Authority]—
[F11(a)electronically to nhsbsa.faregistrationsohs@nhs.net, or]
[F11(b)by post in hard copy form to Cost Recovery, Overseas Healthcare Service, Bridge House, 152 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6SN.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 67B-67F inserted (6.10.2017) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/908), regs. 1(2), 6
F2Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F3Reg. 67F(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/776, reg. 9(a) (as substituted by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5)
F4Words in reg. 67F(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/776, reg. 9(b)(i) (as substituted by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5)
F5Words in reg. 67F(2)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/776, reg. 9(b)(ii) (as substituted by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5)
F6Words in reg. 67F(3) substituted (1.2.2023) by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 53(9) (with reg. 3)
F7Reg. 67F(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2020) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/226), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(a)
F8Words in reg. 67F(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/776, reg. 9(c)(i) (as substituted by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5)
F9Words in reg. 67F(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/776, reg. 9(c)(ii) (as substituted by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5)
F10Words in reg. 67F(4) substituted (1.4.2020) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/226), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(b)(i)
F11Reg. 67F(4)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2020) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/226), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(b)(ii)