1987 No. 387 (S. 37)
The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 98 and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 19781, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.
2
In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 19822.
Amendment of the principal regulations2
1
For Schedule 2 to the principal regulations (daily charges for services provided for overseas visitors as in-patients)3 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
2
For Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (charges for services provided for overseas visitors otherwise than as in-patients)4 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Revocations3
Regulations 3 and 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Amendment Regulations 19855 are hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE 1Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 2 to the principal regulations
SCHEDULE 2DAILY CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS AS IN-PATIENTS
Column (1)
Column (2)
Column (3)
Class of hospital in whichservices are provided
Single room
Other accommodation
£
£
1
197
179
2
139
127
4
153
138
5
124
113
6
141
129
7
205
186
8
87
80
9
86
78
10
71
65
11
143
130
12
120
109
13
98
89
14
121
112
15
155
141
16
67
61
17
60
54
18
62
57
19
64
58
20
58
52
21
91
84
22
187
170
23
113
103
24
207
188
25
170
154
26
217
197
27
76
69
28
111
101
29
97
88
31
85
77
32
66
60
34
59
53
35
55
49
38
63
57
39
54
49
40
44
40
42
187
171
44
80
73
SCHEDULE 2Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 3 to the principal regulations
SCHEDULE 3CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS OTHERWISE THAN AS IN-PATIENTS
Column (1)
Column (2)
Services provided
All classes of hospital
1
For a patient on each attendance at a hospital other than attendances directly associated with the procedures listed in paragraphs 3-10 of this Schedule
£ 13.50
DAY CASES AND DAY PATIENTS
2
For investigation, therapeutic test, operative procedure or other treatment and who require some form of preparation or period of recovery, or both, involving the provision of accommodation and services per day exclusive of charges for procedures listed in paragraphs 3-10 of this Schedule for a patient who attends as a non-resident patient
i
whose treatment takes no longer than one day
£ 26.50
ii
who attends as part of course of regular treatment which takes place on more than one day
£ 31.00
PATHOLOGY
3
For each request for pathological investigation received by the laboratory in respect of one patient and executed in one department of the laboratory, irrespective of the number of tests involved
£ 7.00
RADIODIAGNOSIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND
4
i
Subject to ii, for each procedure listed in Schedule 4 (charge per unit value)
£ 0.78
ii
Minimum charge for aggregated unit value of procedures during any one visit to a radiology department
£ 12.50
iii
CT Scanning: For all Scans
£ 96.00
RADIOTHERAPY
5
For treatment in any one day
£ 18.00
PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REMEDIAL GYMNASTICS
6
Per attendance
£ 5.00
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
7
For treatment in any one day
£ 7.00
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
8
i
Audiometry
£ 5.00
ii
Electrocardiography: for each testing session
£ 9.00
iii
Electroencephalography: for each testing session
£ 37.00
iv
Electromyography: for each testing session
£ 23.00
USE OF OPERATING THEATRE FACILITIES
9
Operating theatre facilities booked as required:
i
For less than 10 minutes
£ 22.00
ii
For 10 minutes to 30 minutes
£ 42.50
iii
For more than 30 minutes
£ 64.50
DIALYSIS
10
For haemodialysis or intermittent peritoneal dialysis:
i
with training, or routine, at a hospital - per session
£104.00
ii
routine, at home - per session
£ 66.00
iii
minimal care unit - per session
£ 85.00
For continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (including continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis) - per day
£ 31.50
(This note is not part of the Regulations)