2023 No. 32

Health Services Charges

The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 5(2) and (5) and 19(3) of the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 20062:

Citation, commencement and interpretationI11

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2023.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20063.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Reg. 1 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal RegulationsI22

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (amount of health care charges)—

a

in paragraph (1)(a) for “£231” substitute “£238”;

b

in paragraph (1)(b)(i) for “£766” substitute “£788”;

c

in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) for “£941” substitute “£968”;

d

in paragraph (4) for “£56,260” substitute “£57,892”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Reg. 2 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)

SavingI33

Notwithstanding regulation 2, the principal Regulations shall continue to have effect in respect of a certificate relating to an incident which occurred before 1st April 2023 as if the amendment made by these Regulations had not been made.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 9th March 2023.

seal_r00001Brigitte WorthA senior officer of the Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 provides for a scheme for the recovery of charges in cases where an injured person who receives a compensation payment in respect of his injury has received hospital treatment or ambulance services. The charges are specified in certificates issued by the Department for Communities and are payable by persons who pay compensation to the injured person. The charges in each case are calculated by reference to a tariff of charges provided for by the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (“the principal Regulations”).

Amendments made to the principal Regulations by regulation 2 increase the charges in respect of injuries which occur on or after 1st April 2023. Where the injured person is provided with health care ambulance services, the charge is increased from £231 to £238 for each occasion. Where the injured person receives health care treatment but is not admitted to hospital the charge is increased from £766 to £788. The daily charge for health care in-patient treatment is increased from £941 to £968. The maximum charge in respect of an injury is increased from £56,260 to £57,892.

Regulation 3 is a saving provision which maintains the current charges for incidents occurring before 1st April 2023.