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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Conferral of primary care functions on integrated care boards etc

PART 1Conferral of functions etc

Dental services

16(1)Section 100 (general dental services contracts: introductory) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for “The Board” substitute “An integrated care board or NHS England”.

(3)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “the Board” substitute “the integrated care board or NHS England (as the case may be)”;

(b)in paragraph (a) omit the words from “(which” to the end.

(4)After subsection (3) insert—

(3A)The services to be provided under a general dental services contract may include services which are not primary dental services.

(3B)The services to be provided under a general dental services contract may include—

(a)in the case of a contract entered into by an integrated care board, services to be performed outside its area (whether or not in England);

(b)in the case of a contract entered into by NHS England, services to be performed outside England.

(5)In subsection (4), for “the Board” substitute “the integrated care board or NHS England”.