MembershipN.I.
18.—(1) Subject to regulation 19, a person is eligible to join this scheme if the person is a health service worker and is—
(a)employed by an HSC organisation listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5;
(b)an individual who is a medical contractor, or who is employed by a medical contractor or dental provider, listed in Part 2 of that Schedule;
(c)an individual who is a medical practitioner or dental practitioner listed in Part 3 of that Schedule; or
(d)who is employed by a determination employer: see Part 4 of that Schedule.
(2) Subject to regulation 19 a person is eligible to join this scheme if the person is—
(a)an individual of a category or description listed in Schedule 6; and
(b)a person in respect of whom the Department has made a determination under section 25(5) of the 2014 Act.
(3) Where such a determination is made, these Regulations apply to the person subject to any modification made by the Department by direction under section 25(8) of the 2014 Act.
(4) In paragraph (1), the reference to a person being employed does not include a reference to a person engaged under a contract for services.
(5) Where, in relation to a single employment or engagement for provision of services, a person is eligible to join this scheme by virtue of more than one of the sub-paragraphs of paragraphs (1) or (2), the scheme manager must determine which one sub-paragraph is to be used as the basis for membership.