The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

Opt outs: interpretation

33.  In this Part—

“opt out notice” means a notice given under regulation 35(1) to opt out permanently or temporarily of the provision of an additional service;

“out of hours opt out notice” means a notice given under regulation 38(1) to opt out permanently of the provision of out of hours services;

“permanent opt out” in relation to the provision of an additional service that is funded through the global sum, means the termination of the obligation under the contract for the contractor to provide that service, and “permanently opt out” is to be construed accordingly;

“permanent opt out notice” means an opt out notice to permanently opt out;

“preliminary opt out notice” means a notice given under regulation 35(1) that a contractor wants to temporarily opt out or permanently opt out of the provision of an additional service;

“temporary opt out” in relation to the provision of an additional service that is funded through the global sum, means the suspension of the obligation under the contract for the contractor to provide that service for a period of more than six months and less than 12 months and includes an extension of a temporary opt out, and “temporarily opted out” is to be construed accordingly; and

“temporary opt out notice” means an opt out notice to temporarily opt out.