PART 2Cross-border health care

CHAPTER 2Amendment of secondary legislation

Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19933

1

The Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19938 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation) omit the definitions of—

a

“the Directive”, and

b

“visiting patient”.

3

In Schedule 2 (terms of service for dentists)—

a

in paragraph 3—

i

in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iv) omit “or”;

ii

omit sub-paragraphs (2)(b)(v) and (3).

b

omit paragraph 23A.

Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20044

1

The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20049 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation) omit the definitions of—

a

“the Directive”, and

b

“visiting patient”.

3

In regulation 15 (essential services)—

a

in paragraph (3) for “registered patients, temporary residents and visiting patients”, substitute “registered patients and temporary residents”;

b

in paragraph (5) for “registered patients, temporary residents and visiting patients”, substitute “registered patients and temporary patients”.

4

In Schedule 4 (fees and charges), in paragraph 1 omit sub-paragraphs (l) and (m).

5

In Schedule 5 (other contractual terms)—

a

in paragraph 3 (attendance outside practice premises), in sub-paragraph (4) omit “or a visiting patient”;

b

omit paragraph 15A (application to the contractor for regulation 15(3) and (5) services);

c

omit paragraph 32A (assignment of a person to a contractor for regulation 15(3) and (5) services);

d

omit paragraph 40(4);

e

omit paragraphs 41(2)(e) and 41(4)(i);

f

in paragraph 78, omit sub-paragraph (2).

The Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20125

In the Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201210 omit regulation 4.

The Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20136

The 2013 Regulations are revoked.

General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20137

In the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201311 omit regulations 2, 3 and 4.

The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20138

In the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201312 omit regulations 2, 3, 4 and 5(3) to (6).

Provision of Health Services to Persons Not Ordinarily Resident Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20159

1

The Provision of Health Services to Persons Not Ordinarily Resident Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201513 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) omit the definitions of—

b

“out of hours period”,

c

“out of hours provider”,

d

“out of hours services”, and

e

“visiting patient”.

3

Omit regulation 25(visiting patients under Directive 2011/24/EU).

The Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201510

The Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201514 are revoked.