Regulation 4 Functions relating to healthcare payments in exceptional circumstances
The Secretary of State may make a payment (otherwise than under a healthcare agreement) in respect of healthcare provided in a listed country where the Secretary of State considers that exceptional circumstances justify the payment.
The following persons may refer any application or claim for a payment under paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State—
a relevant health board;
NHS BSA.
Where a person refers an application or claim to the Secretary of State under paragraph (2) it must, on request from the Secretary of State, provide the Secretary of State with such information as the Secretary of State reasonably requires for the purposes of determining that application or claim.
The Secretary of State must establish and publish procedures for the determination of applications and claims for payments under this regulation.
Those procedures must include provision for the review of determinations.
The Secretary of State must inform the applicant in writing of their determination of the application or claim.
Where the determination is not to approve the application or claim, the determination must set out—
the information considered,
the reasons for the determination, and
the steps an applicant must take if the applicant disagrees with the determination and wishes to request a review of the determination.