SCHEDULE 1Modifications to the 2013 Regulations for pre-exit day cases

Regulation 16

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The modifications of the 2013 Regulations referred to in regulation 16 are that those Regulations are to be read as if—

a

in regulation 2 (interpretation)—

i

in the definition of “resident patient”, for “the United Kingdom is” there were substituted “immediately before exit day the United Kingdom was”;

ii

in the definition of “visiting patient”, for “a member State other than the United Kingdom is” there were substituted “immediately before exit day a member State other than the United Kingdom was”;

b

in the heading to regulation 5 (national contact point: information about treatment in another member State), for “another member State” there were substituted “a member State”;

c

in regulation 5—

i

for references to “other member States” there were substituted “member States”;

ii

for the reference to “another member State” there were substituted “a member State”;

d

regulation 5A (National Contact Point: information about prescriptions intended to be used in another member State) were omitted;

e

for regulation 6(1) (National Contact Point: cross-border co-operation) there were substituted—

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In so far as it considers it appropriate for the purposes of giving effect to regulation 16 of the National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the NCP must co-operate with the national contact points in member States and any other national contact points established in the United Kingdom.

f

regulation 7 (National Contact Point: duty to consult) were omitted;

g

in regulation 12—

i

in paragraph (2) for “P is” there were substituted “immediately before exit day P was”;

ii

in paragraph (2)(a), for “is resident” there were substituted “was resident”;

iii

in paragraph (2)(b), for “is the competent member State” there were substituted “was the competent member State”;

iv

in paragraph (4)(b) at the end there were inserted “as it had effect immediately before exit day”;

h

the schedule (elements that must be included in prescriptions intended to be used in another member State) were omitted.