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2.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1979(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “claim for benefit” insert—
““health care professional” means—
a registered medical practitioner,
a registered nurse,
an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Care Act 1999(3), or
(3) In regulation 26(1)(a)(6)(obligations of claimants for, and beneficiaries in respect of disablement benefit), for “medical practitioner” substitute “health care professional approved by the Secretary of State”.
Regulation 2 was amended by S.I. 1980/1136 and S.I. 1999/1958.
1999 c.8. Section 60 was amended by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c.17), section 26(9) and by S.I. 2002/254.
Section 39(1) was amended by section 62(5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).
Regulation 26 was amended by S.I. 1983/186 and S.I. 1999/1958.
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