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).