This Statutory Instrument rectifies a defect in S.I. 2011/1182 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 502
National Health Service, England
The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012
Made
23rd February 2012
Laid before Parliament
28th February 2012
Coming into force
1st April 2012
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(2)(b), 19(2)(b), 104, 109, 176 and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006(1).
Citation and commencementI1
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.
Amendment of the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005I2
2.—(1) The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after—
(a)the definition of “Capitation and Quality Scheme Agreement”, insert—
““Care Quality Commission” means the body established by section 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008(3) (The Care Quality Commission);”; and
(b)the definition of “sedation services”, insert—
““service provider” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009(4) (interpretation);”.
(3) In regulation 14 (mandatory services)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1), insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”; and
(b)after paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) The services described in paragraphs (2) to (4) are not required to be provided by the contractor during any period in respect of which the Care Quality Commission has suspended the contractor as a service provider under section 18 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (suspension of registration).”.
(4) In Schedule 3 (other contractual terms), in paragraph 65(2) (termination on the death of an individual dental practitioner), for “three month period”, substitute “6 month period”.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005I3
3. In the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005(5), in Schedule 3 (other contractual terms), in paragraph 63(2) (termination on the death of an individual), for “three month period”, substitute “6 month period”.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005I4
4.—(1) The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005(6) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (calculation of charges)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “£17.00” substitute “£17.50”;
(b)in paragraph (2), for “£47.00” substitute “£48.00”;
(c)in paragraph (3), for “£204.00” substitute “£209.00”;
(d)in paragraph (4), for “£204.00” substitute “£209.00”; and
(e)in paragraph (5), for “£17.00” substitute “£17.50”.
Amendment of the Functions of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities and the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Primary Dental Services) (England) Regulations 2006
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
23rd February 2012
2006 c.41. By virtue of section 271 of the Act, the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. See section 275(1) for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
S.I. 2005/3361. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/1182.
S.I. 2009/3112 amended by S.I. 2010/49.
S.I. 2005/3373. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/1182.
S.I. 2005/3477, amended by S.I. 2006/1837, 2007/544, 2008/547, 2009/407 and 2011/519.