The General Medical Services (Transitional and Other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART 2 ENTITLEMENT TO ENTER INTO GMS CONTRACTS

   1. 2. Entitlement to a GMS contract

   2. 3. Entitlement to a GMS contract as an individual medical practitioner

   3. 4. Entitlement to a GMS contract as a partnership

   4. 5. Appeal against refusal of a contract under article 3 or 4

   5. 6. Duration of entitlement to a GMS contract

   6. 7. Effect of termination of a default contract on entitlement to enter into a GMS contract under articles 3 or 4

   7. 8. Entitlement to a GMS contract of persons selected under regulation 11 of the 1995 Regulations

   8. 9. Appeals under section 23(2A)(c) of the 1978 Act

   9. 10. Entitlement to a GMS contract following appeal under article 9

   10. 11. Appeal against failure of a Health Board to enter into a GMS contract

   11. 12. Effect of events taking place on or after 1st April 2004 on entitlement to enter into a GMS contract

4. PART 3 DEFAULT CONTRACTS

   1. 13. Entitlement to a default contract

   2. 14. Duration of a default contract

5. PART 4 ARRANGEMENTS UNDER REGULATION 24

   1. 15. Temporary arrangements under regulation 24 of the 1995 Regulations

6. PART 5 CONTRACT TERMS

   1. 16. Additional services in default contracts

   2. 17. Additional services in GMS contracts under article 8 or 10

   3. 18. Additional services in GMS contracts entered into following a default contract

   4. 19. Out of hours services in default contracts

   5. 20. Out of hours services in GMS contracts to patients of exempt contractors who have entered into a default contract

   6. 21. Modification of certain out of hours provisions in the 2004 Regulations during the existence of default contracts

   7. 22. Modification of certain out of hours provisions in the 2004 Regulations during the existence of contractual arrangements made under article 15

   8. 23. Effect on a GMS contract of approval of an out of hours arrangement made by a default contractor

   9. 24. Services to patients not registered with the contractor in default contracts and GMS contracts

   10. 25. Services to patients not registered with the contractor in GMS contracts entered into following a default contract

   11. 26. Premises for the purposes of default contracts and GMS contracts

   12. 27. Practice area for the purposes of default contracts

   13. 28. Lists of patients for default contracts and GMS contracts

   14. 29. Lists of patients for GMS contracts entered into following a default contract

   15. 30. Lists of patients for default contracts and GMS contracts entered into following arrangements under regulation 24 of the 1995 Regulations or article 15

   16. 31. Status of contractor’s list of patients for default contracts

   17. 32. Status of contractor’s list of patients for GMS contracts

   18. 33. Dispute resolution procedures for default contracts

   19. 34. Additional ground for termination of a GMS contract

7. PART 6 FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

   1. 35. Interpretation of this Part

   2. 36. Payments under default contracts

   3. 37. Due dates for payments under a default contract

   4. 38. Part payment of periodic payments where a contractor does not enter into a GMS contract

   5. 39. Conditions, set offs etc. relating to payments under a default contract

   6. 40. Effect of contractors entering into a GMS contract

   7. 41. Persons not able to enter into a default contract

   8. 42. Claims under the Statement of Fees and Allowances

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note