PART 3Amendment of the PMS Agreements Regulations
Amendment of paragraph 94 of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations29
In Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations (other contractual terms), in paragraph 9444 (dispute resolution: non-NHS contracts), for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
1
In the case of an agreement that is not an NHS contract, any dispute arising out of or in connection with the agreement, except matters dealt with under the complaints procedure pursuant to Part 6, may be referred for consideration and determination to the Secretary of State—
a
if it relates to a period when the contractor was treated as a health service body, by the contractor or by the Board; or
b
in any other case, by the contractor or, if the contractor agrees in writing, by the Board.