The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2022
Title, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
(2)
These Regulations come into force on 1 January 2023.
(3)
Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations2.
In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (countries or territories in respect of which the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement), at the appropriate places insert—
“Bailiwick of Guernsey”; and
“Malta”.
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/306) (“the principal Regulations”), which provide for the making and recovery of charges for relevant services provided under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42) to certain persons not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.
Regulation 2 adds the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Malta to the list of countries or territories with whom the United Kingdom Government has entered into a reciprocal agreement in Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.