Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 261
National Health Service, England
Mental Health, England
Public Health, England
The National Health Service and Public Health (Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013
Made
11th February 2013
Laid before Parliament
13th February 2013
Coming into force
1st April 2013
M1,M2,M3,M4 The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130A of the Mental Health Act 1983 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 3B(1)(c), 6D(1), 7(1), 8, 14Z4, 14, 19, 73A(1)(f), 73B(2)(e), 75, 236, 269(2), (3) and (4), and 272(7) and (8) and 273(1) and (4) of the National Health Service Act 2006 and section 300(3) of, and Schedule 23 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 .
M5 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the National Health Service .
PART 1 General
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service and Public Health (Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013, and come into force on 1st April 2013.
(2) In these Regulations—
“ the 2006 Act ” means the National Health Service Act 2006;
“ the 2012 Act ” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012;
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[F3 “ integrated care board ” means an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the 2006 Act. F3]
[F4 “ NHS England ” means the body corporate established under section 1H of the 2006 Act. F4]
PART 2 Exercise of EU functions by [F5 NHS England F5]
Interpretation of Part 2
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Exercise of functions
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Procedure for applications
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Time for determination of an application
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Form and content of determination
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CCGs
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Applications made before 1st April 2013
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PART 3 Notification of births and deaths
Relevant bodies
9. The relevant bodies for the purposes of section 269(2) and (4) of the 2006 Act (special notices of births and deaths), are—
(a) [F7NHS EnglandF7] ;
(b) M6 a local authority whose area includes the whole or part of the registrar's sub-district; and
(c) [F8 an integrated care boardF8] whose area coincides with or includes the whole or part of the registrar's sub-district.
Manner and time for furnishing particulars
10. —(1) The registrar must furnish the particulars of each birth and death entered in a register of births or deaths kept by the registrar for that sub-district, to each of the relevant bodies specified in regulation 9, by no later than 14 days from the date on which they are entered in that register.
(2) Particulars furnished under paragraph (1) must be provided in writing.
Person to whom particulars of birth or death are to be given
11. Particulars furnished under regulation 10 must be given, in the case of—
(a) [F9NHS EnglandF9] , to a person nominated for these purposes by the chief executive of [F9NHS EnglandF9] ;
(b) M7 a local authority, to the director of public health for the authority ;
[F10 (c) an integrated care board, to a person nominated for these purposes by the chief executive of the integrated care board. F10]
Revocation
M812.The National Health Service (Notification of Births and Deaths) Regulations 1982 are revoked in relation to England.
PART 4 [F8 Integrated care board F8] joint exercise of functions with Local Health Boards
Functions of [F8 an integrated care board F8] exercisable jointly with a Local Health Board
13. The functions of [F8 an integrated care boardF8] exercisable under the provisions listed in the Schedule may, subject to such restrictions and conditions as the [F8integrated care boardF8] considers appropriate, be exercised jointly with a Local Health Board.
Joint committees of [F8 an integrated care board F8] and a Local Health Board
14. Any of the functions of [F8 an integrated care boardF8] that may be exercisable by [F8 an integrated care boardF8] jointly with a Local Health Board under regulation 13 may be exercised by a joint committee of the [F8integrated care boardF8] and the Local Health Board.
PART 5 Staff transfer schemes
Prescribed public authorities
15. For the purposes of the seventh and sixteenth entries in column 2 of the Table in Schedule 23 to the 2012 Act (staff transfer schemes - permitted transferees), the prescribed public authorities exercising functions in relation to health are—
(a) a National Health Service trust established under section 25 of the 2006 Act (NHS Trusts); and
(b) an NHS foundation trust established under section 30 of the 2006 Act (NHS foundation trusts).
PART 6 Mental health
Amendment of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (England) Regulations 2008
M916. —(1)The Mental Health Act 1983 (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (England) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) for the definition of “commissioning body” substitute—
“ “ commissioning body ” means a local social services authority whose area is in England; ” ; and
(b) for the definition of “section 130A functions” substitute—
“ “ section 130A functions ” means the functions under section 130A of the Act of a local social services authority whose area is in England. ” .
(3) For regulation 3 (directions in respect of section 130A functions), substitute—
“ 3 Circumstances in which a person may be appointed to be an Independent Mental Health Advocate
(1) A commissioning body, in exercising section 130A functions, may enter into arrangements to appoint an individual to act as an IMHA only if the commissioning body is satisfied that the conditions set out in regulation 6 are satisfied.
(2) A commissioning body, in exercising section 130A functions, may enter into arrangements with a provider of advocacy services only if such arrangements include a term that the provider is satisfied that the conditions set out in regulation 6 are satisfied in respect of an individual made available by the provider to act as an IMHA.
(3) A commissioning body may only enter into the arrangements described in paragraphs (1) or (2) above where it has had due regard to the diverse circumstances (including but not limited to the ethnic, cultural and demographic needs) of qualifying patients. ”
M10 (4) Omit regulation 4 (amendment of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000 ).
M11 (5) Omit regulation 5 (amendment of the National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England)Regulations 2002 ).
Prescribed [F8 integrated care board F8] for the purposes of section 236 of the 2006 Act
17. The [F8integrated care boardF8]prescribed for the purposes of section 236 of the 2006 Act (payments for certain medical examinations), for the purpose of paying a medical practitioner who carries out a medical examination of any person with a view to an application for admission to hospital for assessment or treatment being made under Part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983, is as follows—
(a) where the person examined is usually resident in the area of [F8 an integrated care boardF8] , the [F8integrated care boardF8] for that area;
(b) where sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, the [F8integrated care boardF8] for the area in which the person was examined.
PART 7 Amendments to [F11 NHS England F11] and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012
Interpretation of Part 7
18. In this Part—
M12 “ the Principal Regulations ” means [F11NHS EnglandF11] and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 .
Amendment of regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations
19. In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations (interpretation of Part 3)—
(a) after the definition of “emergency services”, insert the following definition—
“ “ mandatory dental services M13 ” means dental services which are equivalent in nature to services which must be provided under a general dental services contract by virtue of provision in regulation 14 of the National Health Services (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 (mandatory services); ” ; and
(b) after the definition of “secondary care services”, insert the following definition—
“ “ sedation services ” means a course of treatment provided to a patient in connection with the provision to that patient of mandatory dental services during which the provider of that treatment administers one or more drugs to the patient which produce a state of depression of the central nervous system to enable treatment to be carried out, and during and in respect of that period of sedation—
the drugs and techniques used to provide the sedation are deployed by the provider of the treatment in a manner that ensures loss of consciousness is rendered unlikely; and
verbal contact with the patient is maintained in so far as is reasonably possible; ” .
Amendment of regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations
20. In regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations (services for prisoners and other detainees)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute the following sub-paragraph—
“ (a) community services (including mandatory dental services and sedation services); ” ; and
(b) in paragraph (2)(e), delete the words “(except Ashfield Young Offender Institution)”.
PART 8 Public health
Amendment of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012
M1421. In regulation 14 of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (Partnership Arrangements, Care Trusts, Public Health and Local Healthwatch) Regulations 2012 (responsibilities of directors of public health), after paragraph (b) insert—
“ (c) M15 any of the authority's functions arising from its duty to provide, or arrange the provision of, healthy start vitamins under regulation 8A of the Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE
PART 1 Provisions of the 2006 Act
M16 1. Section 2 (general power) ;
M17 2. Section 3 (duties of [F8integrated care boardsF8] as to commissioning certain health services) ;
M18 3. Section 3A (power of [F8integrated care boardsF8] to commission certain health services) ;
M19 4. Section 7A (exercise of Secretary of State's public health functions) ;
M20 5. Section12ZA (commissioning arrangements by [F12NHS EnglandF12] or [F8integrated care boardsF8] ) ;
6. Section [F13 14Z38 F13] (duty to obtain appropriate advice);
7. Section [F14 14Z45 F14] (public involvement and consultation by [F8integrated care boardsF8] );
M21 8. Section 80 (supply of goods and services by Secretary of State, [F15NHS EnglandF15] and [F8integrated care boardsF8] ) ;
M22 9. Section 98A (exercise of functions) ;
[F16 10. Section 125B (NHS England’s power to direct integrated care boards); F16]
M23 11. Section 222 (power to raise money) ;
12. Section 252A (emergency powers)M24 ;
M25 13. Section 256 (power of [F17NHS England or an integrated care boardF17] to make payments towards expenditure on community services) ;
M26 14. Section 257 (payments in respect of voluntary organisations under section 256) ;
M27 15. Paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 (provision of vehicles for disabled persons) ;
M28 16. Paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 (powers in relation to research etc ) ;
17. [F18 Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1B F18] (externally financed development agreements).
PART 2 Provisions of other enactments
M29 18. Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983(after-care) ;
M30 19. Section 27 of the Children Act 1989(co-operation between authorities) ;
M31 20. Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority's duty to investigate) ;
M32 21. Section 322 of the Education Act 1996 (duty of certain bodies to help local authorities) ;
M33 22. Section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (authorities responsible for crime and disorder strategies) ;
M34 23. Section 38 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (local provision of youth justice services) ;
M35 24. Section 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (assessments etc for adoption support services) ;
[F19 25. Section 6(1) of the Care Act 2014(co-operating generally);
25A. Section 7(1) of the Care Act 2014(co-operating in specific cases); F19]
M36 26. Section 10 of the Children Act 2004(co-operation to improve wellbeing) ;
M37 27. Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 (arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare) .