The National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Direct Payments

   1. 3. Persons to whom a direct payment may be made

   2. 4. Direct payments in respect of children

   3. 5. Direct payments in respect of persons who lack capacity

   4. 6. Nominated person

   5. 7. Decision to make a direct payment

   6. 8. Care plan and care co-ordinator

   7. 9. Information, advice and other support

   8. 10. Conditions applying to the making of direct payments by a health body

   9. 11. Conditions to be complied with by the patient, representative or nominee

   10. 12. Provision of information

   11. 13. Amount of direct payment

   12. 14. Monitoring and review of direct payments

   13. 15. Repayment of direct payments

   14. 16. Recovery of amounts due as a civil debt

   15. 17. Stopping direct payments

4. PART 3 Partnership Arrangements

   1. 18. Amendment of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000

5. PART 4 Revocation and Transitional Provision

   1. 19. Transitional provision in respect of direct payments

   2. 20. Revocation

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE

      Persons excluded from direct payments

8. Explanatory Note