Regulation 8 Amendment to avoid double compensation for end-of-life care

In regulation 21 (care (core) award), for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

Where P is deceased, did not have a Hepatitis C infection of level 4 or HIV, and—

(a)

had a single infection of Hepatitis B of level 5, the amount of the care (core) award in relation to P is £41,188.49;

(b)

had a co-infection of Hepatitis B of level 5 and Hepatitis C of level 2 or 3, the amount of the care (core) award in relation to P is the sum of—

(i)

£41,188.49, and

(ii)

the amount of the care (core) award that would be determined in relation to P in accordance with whichever of paragraph (4) or (6) applies to P.”.