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20.—(1) In this Part—
“2008 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2008 M1;
“Fast Track Pathway Tool” means the Fast Track Pathway Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare issued by the Secretary of State and dated [F11st March 2018];
[F2“flat rate payment” except in regulation 29(1), means a payment of [F3£219.71] per week;]
[F4“high band payment” except in regulation 30(1), means a payment of [F5£302.25] per week;]
“low band payment” means a payment made at the low band rate following a RNCC determination;
“medium band payment” means a payment made at the medium band rate following a RNCC determination;
“National Framework” means the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care issued by the Secretary of State and dated [F630th May 2022];
“NHS Continuing Healthcare” means a package of care arranged and funded solely by the health service in England for a person aged 18 or over to meet physical or mental health needs which have arisen as a result of disability, accident or illness;
“nursing care” means nursing care by a registered nurse and “nursing care by a registered nurse” has the same meaning as in [F7section 22(8) of the Care Act 2014];
“old Guidance” means the documents entitled “Guidance on Free Nursing Care in Nursing Homes” dated 25th September 2001 M2 and “NHS Funded Nursing Care Practice Guidance and Workbook (August 2001)” dated 5th September 2001 M3, as supplemented by “NHS Continuing Health Care: Action following the Grogan Judgement” dated 3rd March 2006 M4;
“registered manager” means, in respect of relevant premises, a person registered with the Care Quality Commission under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act as a manager in respect of the regulated activity carried on at those premises;
“registered person” means, in respect of relevant premises, a person who is a service provider or registered manager in respect of those premises;
“regulated activity” means the activity of providing residential accommodation, together with personal or nursing care, specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations [F82014];
“relevant premises” means premises where regulated activity is carried on and for which there is a registered person;
“relevant social services authority” means the social services authority appearing to a relevant body to be the authority in whose area a patient is ordinarily resident;
“RNCC determination” means a determination as to the Registered Nursing Contribution to Care taken in respect of a person in accordance with the National Health Service (Nursing Care in Residential Accommodation) (England) Directions 2001 M5;
“service provider” means, in respect of relevant premises, a person registered with the Care Quality Commission under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the 2008 Act as a service provider in respect of the regulated activity carried on at those premises;
“social services authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 M6 and the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
“social services authority area” means an area for which a local social services authority is responsible.
(2) For the purposes of this Part a relevant body has responsibility for a person if the body is responsible—
[F9(a)in the case of an integrated care board—
(i)by virtue of section 3(2)(a) of the 2006 Act, except where the person is a person for whom another integrated care board is responsible by virtue of paragraphs 2(b), (d), (e), (f), (h) or (j) of the Schedule to the National Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Responsibilities) Regulations 2022, or
(ii)by virtue of regulations 3(1), 5 and 6 of the National Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Responsibilities) Regulations 2022, except where the person is a person to whom paragraph 2(a) of the Schedule to those Regulations applies; or]
(b)in the case of [F10NHS England], by virtue of regulation 7 (secondary care services and community services: serving members of the armed forces and their families) or regulation 10 (services for prisoners and other detainees).
(3) For the purposes of this Part, an assessment in relation to a person's need for nursing care means such assessment as the relevant body considers appropriate in the circumstances in order to determine whether the person has a need for nursing care.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 20(1) substituted (1.10.2018) by The Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/283), regs. 1(3)(a), 2(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 20 substituted (1.10.2014) by The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1611), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(a)
F3Sum in reg. 20 substituted (1.4.2023) by The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/288), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F4Words in reg. 20 substituted (1.10.2014) by The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1611), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(b)
F5Sum in reg. 20 substituted (1.4.2023) by The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/288), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F6Words in reg. 20(1) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 58(3)
F7Words in reg. 20(1) substituted (1.4.2018) by The Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/283), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(e)
F8Word in reg. 20(1) substituted (1.4.2018) by The Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/283), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(f)
F9Reg. 20(2)(a) substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 209(4)
F10Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
Marginal Citations
M2The guidance can be found at www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Healthservicecirculars/ DH_4003954.
M3The guidance and workbook can be found at webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/ Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4009471.
M4The guidance can be found at www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/ Publicationspolicyandguidance/DH_4131162.
M5The Directions can be found at www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/ DH_4003016.
M61970 c.42. See section 1, to which a relevant amendment was made by section 195(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).
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