The Recovery of Health Services Charges (General) and (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 2 AMENDMENT OF THE 2006 REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 1

1.  In regulation 1(2) of the 2006 Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation) insert the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical position—

““the 2005 Regulations” means the Provision of Health Services to Persons not Ordinarily Resident Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005;

“visitor” means a person not ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland;

“visitors' charge” means a charge in accordance with Article 42 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 for the provision of health services treatment, where no exemption from charges under the 2005 Regulations applies.”.

Amendment of regulation 2

2.  In regulation “2(1)(f) of the 2006 Regulations (application for a certificate of health services charges) after “was made” insert “, whether that payment includes an amount in respect of a visitors' charge and, if so, documentary evidence of that amount”.

Amendment of regulation 5

3.  In regulation 5 of the 2006 Regulations (information to be provided in relation to an injured person)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (3)(f)(ii) omit “and”;

(b) after paragraph (3)(g) insert—

• “and

  (h)

  whether the claim for compensation includes payment of a visitors' charge.”;

(c) at the end of paragraph (4)(d) omit “and”; and

(d) after paragraph (4)(e) insert—

• “and

  (f)

  whether a visitors' charge has been made in respect of the injured person.”.