The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2007

Repayments

11.—(1) Where the National Assembly for Wales is satisfied that a claimant is entitled to any repayment under regulation 10 it must—

(a) in the case of a repayment to be made in respect of NHS travelling expenses incurred by a person attending a hospital or any other place managed by an NHS trust, notify in writing the NHS trust of the claimant’s entitlement; or

(b) in a case falling within regulation 3(1)(b) (travel to a port) notify in writing the health service body which made the arrangements referred to in that provision of the claimant’s entitlement; or

(c) in any other case, cause a repayment to be made to the claimant in such manner as appears to the National Assembly for Wales to be appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.

(2) Where an NHS trust or other health service body receives notification as mentioned in paragraph (1), it must calculate any amount payable in respect of NHS travelling expenses in accordance with these Regulations and make any repayment due to a claimant in respect of such NHS travelling expenses or NHS charge.

(3) A person who is entitled to repayment in respect of NHS travelling expenses must sign a declaration of entitlement and provide such evidence of his or her entitlement and of his or her travelling expenses as the health service body which is making the repayment may require.