NHS Audit Requirements (Foreign Nationals) Bill

Key Points

• Requires the Secretary of State to tell the NHS to record costs of treatment for people not entitled to free care.
• Requires auditing of those costs, including for foreign nationals under EHIC and other reciprocal healthcare agreements.
• Promotes transparency in NHS cost reporting and may involve changes to data recording and cost-recovery processes.
• Covers related administrative or policy steps under the term 'connected purposes.'
• Focuses on cost information rather than changing entitlement rules or charging practices directly.

Progress

Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, an early stage of the legislative process. If it progresses, it would move to committee and further stages for detailed examination.