The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) after the definition of “child” insert—

““competent institution” has the same meaning as in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 or Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, as the case may be;”;

(b) after the definition of “entry clearance” insert—

““equivalent document” means 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(2), is treated as equivalent to an S1 healthcare certificate (3);”;

(c) after the definition of “registered dentist” insert—

““Regulation (EC) No 883/2004” means Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

“Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71” means Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;”.

(1)

Regulation 2 was amended by S.I. 2017/756, regulation 2.

(2)

S.I. 2019/1293, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

An S1 healthcare certificate entitles a person to healthcare in an EEA state and Switzerland on the same basis as residents of that country. It is issued to certain workers working in an EEA state or Switzerland who paid National Insurance Contributions in the United Kingdom or to people in receipt of certain United Kingdom exportable benefits (for example, retirement pensions). Following the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU, the United Kingdom will issue certain qualifying persons with a document which will provide the same access to healthcare as the S1 healthcare document. More information is available from https://nhsbsa-live.powerappsportals.com/knowledgebase/article/KA-01285/en-us or from NHS Business Service Authority, Bridge House, 152 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6SN.