The Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made: 19th December 2013

Coming into operation-: 27th December 2013

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PART 1 — INTRODUCTORY

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — NATIONAL CONTACT POINT

National Contact Point: designation

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National Contact Point: information about treatment in Northern Ireland

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National Contact Point: information about treatment in another member State

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National Contact Point: cross-border co-operation

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National Contact Point: duty to consult

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PART 3 — TREATMENT IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE

Reimbursement of the cost of health care services

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Payment of travelling expenses

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Information on rights and entitlements

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PART 4 — VISITING PATIENTS

Health care charges

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Exemption from Health care charges for certain persons who reside in another member State

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 19th December 2013

Heather Stevens — A senior officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68. By virtue of the amendment to section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51), regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the EEA Agreement. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3) and Part 1 of the Schedule

[^f00003]: S.I. 2009/2743

[^f00004]: S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)

[^f00005]: 2009 c.1 (N.I.)

[^f00006]: OJ No. L88, 4.4.2011, p45.

[^f00007]: 2002 c.17. Section 25 has been amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), section 113, Schedule 10, paragraph 17 and Schedule 15, Part 2; and by S.I. 2010/231 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), sections 220 and 224.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L255, 30.9.2005, p.22; corrigenda to the Directive published in OJ No.L271, 16.10.2007, p18; and in OJ No. L 93, 4.4.2008, p.28.

[^f00009]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00010]: Article 14B (Reimbursement of the cost of health care services secured in another EEA state) was inserted into the Order of 1972 by regulation 4(2) of The Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 167)

[^f00011]: Article 14C (Prior authorisation for the purpose of Article 14B(3)(b) or (c)) was inserted into the Order of 1972 by regulation 4(2) of The Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 167)

[^f00012]: Article 45 (Travelling expenses of patients, etc) was amended by regulation 5 of The Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012 No. 167)

[^f00013]: OJ No. L166, 30.4.2004 p. 1-123; corrigenda to the Regulation published in OJ No. L 200,7.6.2004 p. 1-49 and OJ No. L 204, 4.8.2007, p 30.

Editorial notes

National Contact Point: information about prescriptions intended to be used in another member State

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National Contact Point: cross-border co-operation

National Contact Point: duty to consult

SCHEDULE — Elements that must be included in prescriptions intended to be used in another member State

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