The National Health Service (Primary Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

Amendment of regulation 2 E+W

23.—(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation), is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) after the definition of “the Act”, insert—

““the 2006 Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006;

“the 2012 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012;”;

(b) after the definition of “bank holiday”, insert ““the Board” means the National Health Service Commissioning Board;”;

(c) after the definition of “Capitation and Quality Scheme Agreement”, insert—

““Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement” means an agreement containing such terms and conditions relating to the provision of primary dental services as are required by, and which is made in accordance with, directions given by the Secretary of State under section 114A of the 2006 Act;”;

(d) for the definition of “contractor”, substitute—

““contractor” means a person other than the Board, who is a party to the agreement”;

(e) in the definition of “course of treatment”—

(i) in paragraph (a), before “an examination of a patient”, insert “subject to paragraph (c)”; and

(ii) after (b) insert—

“(c) but where the course of treatment is an interim care course of treatment provided under a Capitation and Quality Scheme 2 Agreement in the context of regulation 13A of the NHS Charges Regulations, it does not include the treatment mentioned in paragraph (a);”;

(f) for the definition of “dental performers list”, substitute—

““dental performers list”, means the list of dental practitioners maintained by the Board in accordance with regulations made under section 106 of the 2006 Act;”;

(g) in the definition of “normal surgery hours”, for “the Relevant Body” substitute “the Board”;

(h) omit the definition of “NPSA”;

(i) in the definition of “patient record”, for “a Relevant Body” substitute “the Board”;

(j) in the definition of “primary care list”, in paragraph (a), after “medical” insert “services, primary ophthalmic services”;

(k) omit the definition of “Relevant Body”; and

(l) omit the definition of “relevant Strategic Health Authority”.

(3) In paragraph (2)(b), for “the Primary Care Trust” substitute “the Board”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 23 in force at 1.4.2013, see reg. 1(1)