The Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 776

PART 3 U.K. Amendments of subordinate legislation

The NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 U.K.

5.—(1) The NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2005 M1 , is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1 (interpretation), omit the definition of “the European Health Insurance Card”.

(3) Omit article 3(a)(ii) (functions of the NHS Business Services Authority – the European Health Insurance Card).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2005/2414; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2006/632.

The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006 U.K.

[F1 6.   In the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006, in Schedule 2 (receipt of transplantable material), in paragraph 10, in the text following “case) that—”—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a) (including the “or” at the end) substitute—

“(a) the treatment of the recipient was provided under a listed healthcare arrangement as defined in regulation 1(3) of the Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, or”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 6 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 3

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

The National Health Service and Public Health (Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 U.K.

7.  In the National Health Service and Public Health (Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 M2 , omit regulations 2 to 8 (exercise of EU functions), so far as not omitted by the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M3 .

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 2013/261; amended by S.I. 2013/2269; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

M3 S.I. 2019/777.

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 U.K.

[F2 8.   In regulation 74F (information relating to overseas visitors) of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015—

(a) for paragraph (1)(b) (but not the words following that paragraph) substitute—

“(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,”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(a)—

(i) after “European Health Insurance Card” insert “or EHIC equivalent document”;

(ii) after “that card” insert “or document”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after “S1 Healthcare Certificate” insert “or S1 equivalent document”;

(ii) after the remaining references to “certificate” (in both places), insert “or document”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 8 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 4

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 U.K.

[F3 9.   In regulation 67F (information relating to overseas visitors) of the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015—

(a) for paragraph (1)(b) (but not the words following that paragraph) substitute—

“(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,”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(a)—

(i) after “European Health Insurance Card” insert “or EHIC equivalent document”;

(ii) after “that card” insert “or document”;

(c) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after “S1 Healthcare Certificate” insert “or S1 equivalent document”;

(ii) after the remaining references to “certificate” (in both places), insert “or document”.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Reg. 9 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Reciprocal and Cross-Border Healthcare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1348), regs. 1, 5

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

The Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, EEA Agreement and Swiss Agreement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 U.K.

F4 10.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4 Reg. 10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Social Security Co-ordination (Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation and Related Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1508), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 5(a)