The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Provision for making and recovery of charges

   1. 3. Obligation to make and recover charges

   2. 3A. Obligation to record information against an overseas visitor’s consistent identifier

   3. 4. Liability for payment of charges

   4. 5. Repayment of charges made and recovered by relevant NHS bodies

   5. 6. Provision relating to recovery of charges in respect of refugees and victims of modern slavery

   6. 6A. Provision relating to victims of female genital mutilation and supported individuals

   7. 7. Charges imposed on overseas visitors

4. PART 3 Relevant services exempt from charges

   1. 8. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 9. Relevant services exempt from charges

5. PART 4 Overseas visitors exempt from charges

   1. 9A. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 10. Immigration health charge

   3. 11. Overseas visitors who have made applications for entry clearance or leave to remain prior to the commencement of the immigration health charge

   4. 12. Overseas visitors with EU rights

   5. 13. Overseas visitors who are treated as if entitled under the Social Security Coordination Regulation

   6. 14. Reciprocal health care agreements

   7. 15. Refugees, asylum seekers, supported individuals and looked after children

   8. 16. Victims of modern slavery

   9. 17. Exceptional humanitarian reasons

   10. 18. Overseas visitors detained in hospital or subject to court ordered treatment

   11. 19. Prisoners or detainees

   12. 20. Members of the regular and reserve forces, Crown servants and others

   13. 21. NATO forces

   14. 22. War pensioners and armed forces compensation scheme payment recipients

   15. 23. Employees on ships

   16. 24. Treatment the need for which arose during the visit

   17. 25. Family members of overseas visitors

6. PART 5 Consequential amendments, savings and revocations

   1. 26. Consequential amendments

   2. 27. Savings and revocations

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Diseases for which no charge is to be made for treatment

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Reciprocal agreements

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1. Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

      2. 2. Amendment of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006

      3. 3. Amendment of the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Revocations

9. Explanatory Note