Provision of Health Services to Persons Not Ordinarily Resident Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Services exempt from charges

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no charge may be made or recovered in respect of any services forming part of health services provided to a visitor which fall within the following paragraphs—

(a) accident and emergency services, whether provided at a hospital accident and emergency department, a minor injuries unit, or elsewhere, but not including any services provided—

(i) after the visitor has been accepted as an in-patient; or

(ii) at an outpatient appointment;

(b) services otherwise than at, or by staff employed to work at, or under the direction of a hospital;

(c) family planning services;

(d) treatment in respect of a disease listed in Schedule 1;

(e) treatment for sexually transmitted infections;

(f) treatment in respect of infection with any Human Immunodeficiency Virus;

(g) services provided to a visitor who is liable to be detained in a hospital or, received into guardianship under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1) or any other transferred provision authorising orders for admission to, and detention in, hospital by reason of mental disorder; or

(h) treatment which is provided in circumstances where-

(i) a requirement to submit to the form of treatment concerned is imposed by, or included in, an order of a court; and

(ii) paragraph (g) does not apply.

(2) The services listed in paragraph (1)(a) – (h) are not exempt from charge if it appears that the visitor has travelled to Northern Ireland specifically to receive those services.

(1)

S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)