The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Medical Practitioner

150.—(1) References to a medical practitioner must be construed in accordance with this regulation.

(2) A medical practitioner is a fully registered person—

(a) whose name is included in a medical performers list; and

(b) to whom any of paragraphs (3) to (7) apply.

(3) This paragraph applies to—

(a) a GMS practice,

(b) an APMS contractor, or

(c) an OOH provider.

(4) This paragraph applies to a partner in a partnership that is—

(a) a GMS practice, or

(b) an APMS contractor.

(5) This paragraph applies to a shareholder in a company limited by shares that is—

(a) a GMS practice, or

(b) an APMS contractor.

(6) This paragraph applies to an ophthalmic provider.

(7) This paragraph applies to a person—

(a) who is employed by a GMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider wholly or mainly to assist the employer in the discharge of the employer’s duties as a GMS practice, a PMS practice or an OOH provider, or

(b) who participates in a doctors’ retainer scheme as provided for by the Department.

if the person performs essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, collaborative services, commissioned services, OOH services, certification services, Board and advisory work, pharmaceutical services, general ophthalmic services, primary dental services, practice based services education or training, or organising the education or training of medical students or practitioners (or a combination of those services) as or on behalf of that practice, contractor or provider.

(8) A person who is a GP registrar is not a medical practitioner.

(9) A reference to a fully registered person must be construed in accordance with section 55 of the Medical Act 1983(1).

(10) An ophthalmic provider is a principal medical practitioner who is included in an ophthalmic list kept and published by the RHSCB pursuant to regulation 8(1) of the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(2).

(1)

1983 c.54. The definition of ‘fully registered person’ has been amended by S.I. 2000/3041; 2006/1914; 2007/3101 and 2008/1774

(2)

S.R. 2007 No.436