The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 No. 238

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Provision for making and recovery of charges

   1. 3. Obligation to make and recover charges

   2. 3A. Obligation to record information against an overseas visitor’s consistent identifier

   3. 4. Liability for payment of charges

   4. 5. Repayment of a sum recovered or secured by a relevant body

   5. 6. Provision relating to recovery of charges in respect of refugees and victims of modern slavery

   6. 6A. Provision relating to victims of female genital mutilation and supported individuals

   7. 7. Charges imposed on overseas visitors

4. PART 3 Relevant services exempt from charges

   1. 8. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 9. Relevant services exempt from charges

5. PART 4 Overseas visitors exempt from charges

   1. 9A. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 10. Immigration health charge

   3. 11. Overseas visitors who have made applications for entry clearance or leave to remain prior to the commencement of the immigration health charge

   4. 12. Overseas visitors with citizens’ rights

   5. 12A. Overseas visitors with Trade and Cooperation Agreement rights

   6. 13. Overseas visitors with a United Kingdom issued S1 healthcare certificate or equivalent document

   7. 13A. Persons who make late applications under Appendix EU to the immigration rules

   8. 14. Healthcare agreements

   9. 14C. Family members of British citizens of Northern Ireland

   10. 15. Refugees, asylum seekers, supported individuals and looked after children

   11. 16. Victims of modern slavery

   12. 17. Exceptional humanitarian reasons

   13. 18. Overseas visitors detained in hospital or subject to court ordered treatment

   14. 19. Prisoners or detainees

   15. 20. Members of the regular and reserve forces, Crown servants and others

   16. 21. NATO forces

   17. 22. War pensioners and armed forces compensation scheme payment recipients

   18. 22A. Overseas visitors from Ukraine

   19. 23. Employees on ships

   20. 24. Treatment the need for which arose during the visit

   21. 25. Family members of overseas visitors

6. PART 5 Consequential amendments, savings and revocations

   1. 26. Consequential amendments

   2. 27. Savings and revocations

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Diseases for which no charge is to be made for treatment

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Healthcare agreements

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1. Amendment of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (General) and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

      2. 2. Amendment of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006

      3. 3. Amendment of the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2013

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Revocations

9. Explanatory Note