PART 2Cross-border health care
CHAPTER 2Amendment of secondary legislation
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).