Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Act 2022

2 Further provision about scheme

(1) A scheme under section 1 may in particular make provision—

(a) requiring an application to be made for a payment under the scheme (a “reimbursement payment”),

(b) requiring applications to be made before a date specified in the scheme,

(c) about the persons by whom applications may be made,

(d) about how applications may be made,

(e) about information and evidence to be provided with, or in relation to, applications,

(f) about factors that may be taken into account in determining—

(i) whether a reimbursement payment should be made,

(ii) the amount of a reimbursement payment,

(g) about the persons to whom reimbursement payments may be made,

(h) about review of—

(i) a decision to refuse to make a reimbursement payment,

(ii) the amount of a reimbursement payment,

(i) about the persons by whom such reviews should be carried out,

(j) about the circumstances in which a reimbursement payment (or part of a payment) may require to be repaid,

(k) appointing a person to administer the scheme on Scottish Ministers’ behalf.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after making a scheme under section 1—

(a) lay a copy of the scheme before the Scottish Parliament, and

(b) publish the scheme in such way as they consider appropriate.