
2012 No. 167
Health And Personal Social Services
The Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made 18th April 2012
Coming into operation 10th May 2012

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to cross-border healthcare.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Health Care (Reimbursement of the Cost of EEA Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 10th May 2012.
Interpretation
2 

(1) In these Regulations—
 “the Order of 1972” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
 “the 2009 Act” means the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Provision of health care outside Northern Ireland
3 

(1) After section 3 of the 2009 Act, insert—“
Provision of health care outside Northern Ireland
3A. 
The Department may provide or secure the provision of health care mentioned in Article 5(1), 6(1), 7(1), 8(1) or 10(1) of the Order of 1972 (hospital etc. accommodation and health care services, including diagnostic services, after-care and ancillary services) outside Northern Ireland.”
(2) In section 8(6) of that Act (functions of the Regional Board), after “3” insert “or its power under section 3A”.
Reimbursement of the cost of health care services secured in another EEA state
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Travelling expenses of patients, etc.
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In Article 45(1) of the Order of 1972 (travelling expenses of patients, etc.), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—“
(a) by any person of a prescribed description for the purpose of availing himself of—
(i) such services under this Order, the 1991 Order or the 2009 Act as may be prescribed;
(ii) services in respect of which the costs are reimbursable under Article 14B; or
(iii) services authorised to be received in another EEA state or Switzerland under Article 20 or Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 18th April 2012
Eugene Rooney
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
