Notification of a course of treatment, orthodontic course of treatment etc.E+W
39.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the contractor will, within two months of the date upon which—
(a)it completes a course of treatment in respect of mandatory or additional services;
(b)it completes a case assessment in respect of an orthodontic course of treatment that does not lead to a course of treatment;
(c)it provides an orthodontic appliance following a case assessment in respect of orthodontic treatment;
(d)it completes a course of treatment in respect of orthodontic treatment;
(e)...a course of treatment in respect of mandatory services or additional services or orthodontic course of treatment is terminated; or
(f)in respect of courses not falling with sub-paragraph (d) or (e), no more services can be provided by virtue of paragraph 5(4)(b) of Schedule 1 (orthodontic course of treatment) or paragraph 7(4)(b) of this Schedule,
send to the Relevant Body ... the information specified in paragraph (3).
(2) In the case where the contractor is the Local Health Board, that Board will collate the information specified in paragraph (3).
(3) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and (2) comprises of—
(a)details of the patient to whom it provides services;
(b)details of the services provided (including any appliances provided) to that patient;
(c)details of any NHS Charge payable and paid by that patient; and
[(d)in the case of a patient who is exempt from NHS charges, such details of that exemption and the basis of that exemption as the Relevant Body may reasonably request.]
[(4) In the case of a patient to whom sub-paragraph (3)(d) applies, the contractor must also provide the Relevant Body (or a person authorised on the Relevant Body’s behalf) with the written declaration form.
(5) Before 1 May 2019 the contractor may send the information required in sub-paragraph (3) to the Relevant Body either in paper form or by means of electronic submission.
(6) On or after 1 May 2019 the contractor must send the information required in sub-paragraph (3) to the Relevant Body by means of electronic submission, but the Relevant Body may accept submission of that information in paper form—
(a)in such exceptional circumstances as the Relevant Body may reasonably determine; and
(b)in respect of courses of treatment ending on or before 30 April 2019, for a period ending with 30 June 2019.
(7) In this paragraph, “electronic submission” means information submitted electronically via a computer system approved by the Relevant Body.]
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