# The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/387 · made 9 March 1987

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 ( “the principal regulations”) by increasing, by an average of 9.6% for in-patients and 6.1% for out-patients, the sums prescribed in Schedules 2 and 3 to the principal regulations as charges to certain overseas visitors for services forming part of the health service. They also alter at item 2 of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations the classification of day cases so as to draw a distinction between those receiving treatment on one day only and those who attend on more than one day as part of a course of regular treatment.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 98, Section 108)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-charges-to-overseas-visitors-scotland-amendment-regulations-1987/pdf/uksi_19870387_en.pdf

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 9th March 1987
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1987
Coming into force 1st April 1987
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 98 and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st April 1987.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal regulations” means the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1982.

## 2 Amendment of the principal regulations

(1) For Schedule 2 to the principal regulations (daily charges for services provided for overseas visitors as in-patients) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
(2) For Schedule 3 to the principal regulations (charges for services provided for overseas visitors otherwise than as in-patients) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

## 3 Revocations

Regulations 3 and 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Amendment Regulations 1985 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Glenarthur
Minister of State, Scottish Office
New St. Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th March 1987

## Schedule 1 Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 2 to the principal regulations

“SCHEDULE 2
DAILY CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS AS IN-PATIENTS
Regulation 2(2)
Column (1)
Column (2)
Column (3)
Class of hospital in whichservices are provided
Single room
Other accommodation
£
£
1
197
179
2
139
127
4
153
138
5
124
113
6
141
129
7
205
186
8
87
80
9
86
78
10
71
65
11
143
130
12
120
109
13
98
89
14
121
112
15
155
141
16
67
61
17
60
54
18
62
57
19
64
58
20
58
52
21
91
84
22
187
170
23
113
103
24
207
188
25
170
154
26
217
197
27
76
69
28
111
101
29
97
88
31
85
77
32
66
60
34
59
53
35
55
49
38
63
57
39
54
49
40
44
40
42
187
171
44
80
73
”

## Schedule 2 Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 3 to the principal regulations

“SCHEDULE 3
CHARGES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS OTHERWISE THAN AS IN-PATIENTS
Regulation 2(3)
Column (1)
Column (2)
Services provided
All classes of hospital
1 For a patient on each attendance at a hospital other than attendances directly associated with the procedures listed in paragraphs 3-10 of this Schedule
£ 13.50
DAY CASES AND DAY PATIENTS
2 For investigation, therapeutic test, operative procedure or other treatment and who require some form of preparation or period of recovery, or both, involving the provision of accommodation and services per day exclusive of charges for procedures listed in paragraphs 3-10 of this Schedule for a patient who attends as a non-resident patient
i. whose treatment takes no longer than one day
£ 26.50
ii. who attends as part of course of regular treatment which takes place on more than one day
£ 31.00
PATHOLOGY
3 For each request for pathological investigation received by the laboratory in respect of one patient and executed in one department of the laboratory, irrespective of the number of tests involved
£ 7.00
RADIODIAGNOSIS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND
4 i. Subject to ii, for each procedure listed in Schedule 4 (charge per unit value)
£ 0.78
ii. Minimum charge for aggregated unit value of procedures during any one visit to a radiology department
£ 12.50
iii. CT Scanning: For all Scans
£ 96.00
RADIOTHERAPY
5 For treatment in any one day
£ 18.00
PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REMEDIAL GYMNASTICS
6 Per attendance
£ 5.00
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
7 For treatment in any one day
£ 7.00
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
8 i. Audiometry
£ 5.00
ii. Electrocardiography: for each testing session
£ 9.00
iii. Electroencephalography: for each testing session
£ 37.00
iv. Electromyography: for each testing session
£ 23.00
USE OF OPERATING THEATRE FACILITIES
9 Operating theatre facilities booked as required:
i. For less than 10 minutes
£ 22.00
ii. For 10 minutes to 30 minutes
£ 42.50
iii. For more than 30 minutes
£ 64.50
DIALYSIS
10 For haemodialysis or intermittent peritoneal dialysis:
i. with training, or routine, at a hospital - per session
£104.00
ii. routine, at home - per session
£ 66.00
iii. minimal care unit - per session
£ 85.00
For continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (including continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis) - per day
£ 31.50
”

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Regulations 1982 ( “the principal regulations”) by increasing, by an average of 9.6% for in-patients and 6.1% for out-patients, the sums prescribed in Schedules 2 and 3 to the principal regulations as charges to certain overseas visitors for services forming part of the health service. They also alter at item 2 of Schedule 3 to the principal regulations the classification of day cases so as to draw a distinction between those receiving treatment on one day only and those who attend on more than one day as part of a course of regular treatment.
These Regulations also revoke earlier amending regulations which increased prescribed sums.

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