SCHEDULE 3Other contractual terms
PART 2Patients
Removal from the list of patients absent from the United Kingdom etc.
34.
(1)
The Local Health Board must remove a person from a contractor’s list of patients where it receives notice to the effect that the person—
(a)
intends to be away from the United Kingdom for a period of at least 12 weeks,
(b)
is in the armed forces of the Crown (except in the case of a patient to which paragraph 24 applies),
(c)
is serving a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years or more than one term of imprisonment totalling, in the aggregate more than 2 years,
(d)
has been absent from the United Kingdom for a period of more than 12 weeks, or
(e)
has died.
(2)
The removal of a person from a contractor’s list of patients under this paragraph takes effect from—
(a)
where sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c) applies, whichever is the latest of—
(i)
the date of the person’s departure, enlistment or imprisonment, or
(ii)
the date on which the Local Health Board first receives notice of the person’s departure, enlistment or imprisonment, or
(b)
where sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e) applies, the date on which the Local Health Board is given notice of the person’s absence or death.
(3)
The Local Health Board must give notice in writing to the contractor of the removal of any person from the contractor’s list of patients under this paragraph.