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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978

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Point in time view as at 31/03/1995. This version of this provision is prospective. Help about Status

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National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 17T is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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[F117TPayments by Health Boards under pharmaceutical care services contractsU.K.

(1)The Scottish Ministers may give directions as to payments to be made under pharmaceutical care services contracts.

(2)A pharmaceutical care services contract must require payments to be made under it in accordance with directions for the time being in force under this section.

(3)A direction under subsection (1) may in particular—

(a)provide for payments to be made by reference to compliance with standards or the achievement of levels of performance;

(b)provide for payments to be made by reference to—

(i)any scheme or scale specified in the direction;

(ii)a determination made by any person in accordance with factors specified in the direction;

(c)provide that the whole or any part of a payment is subject to conditions (including a condition that the whole or any part of a payment is liable to be paid by a Health Board only if they are satisfied as to such conditions as may be specified in the direction);

(d)make provision having effect from a date before the date of the direction, provided that, having regard to the direction as a whole, the provision is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.

(4)Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers—

(a)must consult any body appearing to them to be representative of persons to whose remuneration the direction would relate; and

(b)may consult such other persons as they think appropriate.

(5)The Scottish Ministers must publish directions given by them under subsection (1) in the Drug Tariff or in such other manner as they consider appropriate.

(6)References in this section to payments include fees, allowances and reimbursements.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 17Q-17V and cross-heading substituted for s. 17Q (prosp.) by Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 13), ss. 21, 43(3)

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