Guidance

Guidance on overseas visitors hospital charging regulations

From:
Department of Health
Part of:
NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme
Published:
1 October 2012
Last updated:
25 October 2017, see all updates
Applies to:
England

Guidance for NHS bodies who need to make and recover hospital charges from overseas visitors.

Documents

Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations

PDF, 1.15MB, 117 pages

Ways in which people can be lawfully resident in the UK

PDF, 271KB, 12 pages

Upfront charging operational framework

PDF, 223KB, 34 pages

Summary of changes made to the way the NHS charges overseas visitors for NHS hospital care

HTML

Biometric residence permits: overseas applicant and sponsor information

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biometric-residence-permits-overseas-applicant-and-sponsor-information

Information sharing with the Home Office: guidance for overseas patients

PDF, 98.8KB, 7 pages

Overseas chargeable patients, NHS debt and immigration rules: guidance on administration and data sharing

PDF, 322KB, 11 pages

Ordinary residence tool

PDF, 269KB, 8 pages

Impact Assessment: Visitor and Migrant NHS Cost Recovery – Amending and Extending the Charging Regulations

PDF, 680KB, 28 pages

Equality analysis: the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015

PDF, 374KB, 18 pages

Equality analysis - immigration sanctions for those with unpaid debts arising from the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011

PDF, 139KB, 7 pages

Equality analysis - overseas visitors charging regulations and guidance

PDF, 145KB, 7 pages

Details

This guidance is for NHS bodies who need to charge overseas visitors for NHS hospital treatment, under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2017.

The guidance should be used alongside the regulations and any additional legal advice.

We have also provided template letters, guidance and posters to help the NHS recover the costs of health care from visitors and migrants.

Statutory Instruments

Document information

Published: 1 October 2012

Updated: 25 October 2017

+ full page history

  1. Updated 'Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations' because the regulations now apply to non-NHS providers; and because upfront charging for non-urgent treatment is now mandatory.
  2. Added 'Upfront charging operational framework' document.
  3. Revised guidance incorporating changes to regulations taking effect from 21 August and 23 October 2017.
  4. Guidance published for providers of NHS secondary care on amendments to the Charging Regulations that come into force on 21 August 2017 and 23 October 2017.
  5. Changes to health surcharge from 6 April 2016 added.
  6. Updated 'Overseas chargeable patients, NHS debt and immigration rules: guidance on administration and data sharing'
  7. 'United Kingdom permanent residence entitlement' document removed as it was superseded by 'Ways in which people can be lawfully resident in the UK'.
  8. Guidance updated to take account of changes to The National Health Services (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
  9. Ordinary residence tool for overseas visitor managers added.
  10. Updated to provide guidance on the implementation of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015
  11. Updated appendices 1 to 8 of the guidance on overseas visitors hospital charging regulations and amended chapter 5.
  12. Guidance and appendices updated for EU case law developments.
  13. First published.

From: Department of Health

Part of: NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme