Payments to suspended medical practitioners15.

(1)

A Health Board shall make payments, in accordance with any determination by the Scottish Ministers, to any performer whose name appears on a primary medical services performers list and who is suspended.

(2)

Any determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with paragraph (3) after consultation with such persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(3)

Any determination under paragraph (1)–

(a)

shall, determine any sum payable by reference to remuneration which the performer might have received during the period the performer was suspended; and

(b)

may also determine any sum payable by reference to any other payment received or which might have been received by the performer.

(4)

Any determination under paragraph (1) may be amended from time to time by the Scottish Ministers after consultation with such persons as they consider appropriate.