Commentary on provisions of Bill Section 3: Meaning of "healthcare" and "healthcare agreement"
This section defines "healthcare" which is used in section 1, section 2 and section 4, and "healthcare agreement" which is used in section 2.
	The definition of "healthcare" is modelled on, but not confined to, the definition in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The additional element of "ancillary care" is included to enable the Secretary of State to provide, where considered necessary, for ancillary costs such as travel costs which do not strictly fall within the definition of healthcare.
	A healthcare agreement, bilaterally or multilaterally, is an agreement between the UK and EEA states and Switzerland and/or an international organisation, such as the EU. This agreement is one that provides for access to stated and agreed forms of healthcare when individuals from one country are seeking healthcare in another country, and also provides for how funding of such treatment will be shared between the two parties. An agreement concerning healthcare and other matters is an agreement concerning healthcare, and captured by the definition. Funding could mean direct payment, arrangements to waive or off-set costs, or other arrangements for covering costs.