Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 2019 (c. 14)

3 Meaning of “healthcare” and “healthcare agreement”

In this Act—

• “healthcare” means all forms of healthcare provided for individuals, whether relating to mental or physical health, and includes related ancillary care;

• “healthcare agreement” means an agreement made between the government of the United Kingdom and either the government of an EEA state or Switzerland or an international organisation, concerning either or both of the following—

  (a)

  healthcare provided in an EEA state or Switzerland, payments in respect of which may be made by the government of the United Kingdom;

  (b)

  healthcare provided in the United Kingdom, payments in respect of which may be made by an EEA state or Switzerland;

• “international organisation” means an organisation of which—

  (a)

  two or more sovereign powers are members, or

  (b)

  the governments of two or more sovereign powers are members.