Health and Care Act 2022

Prospective

Dental services E+W

15 For section 99 and the italic heading before it substitute—

“Meaning of primary dental services E+W

98C Primary dental services for purposes of this Act

(1) Regulations may provide that services of a prescribed description must, or must not, be regarded as primary dental services for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Regulations under this section may, in particular, describe services by reference to the manner or circumstances in which they are provided.

Duty of integrated care boards to arrange primary dental services E+W

99 Duty of integrated care boards to arrange primary dental services

(1) Each integrated care board must exercise its powers so as to secure the provision of primary dental services to such extent as it considers necessary to meet the reasonable requirements of the people for whom it has responsibility.

(2) For the purposes of this section an integrated care board has responsibility for—

(a) the group of people for whom it has core responsibility (see section 14Z31), and

(b) such other people as may be prescribed (whether generally or in relation to a prescribed service).

General functions E+W

99A General power to make arrangements

(1) An integrated care board may make such arrangements for the provision of primary dental services as it considers appropriate for the purpose of discharging its functions under section 99 (and may, in particular, make contractual arrangements with any person).

(2) NHS England may make such arrangements for the provision of primary dental services as it considers appropriate for the purpose of discharging any functions under section 3B(1) (and may, in particular, make contractual arrangements with any person).

(3) The arrangements that may be made under this section include—

(a) in the case of an integrated care board, arrangements for the performance of a service outside its area (whether or not in England);

(b) in the case of NHS England, arrangements for the performance of a service outside England.

(4) The powers in this section are in addition to the powers conferred by sections 100 and 107.

99B Publication of information

Each integrated care board and NHS England must publish information about such matters as may be prescribed in relation to the primary dental services provided under this Act.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 186(6)