Amendment to the PDS Regulations4
1
The PDS Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 20C(2)9(variation of contractual terms in respect of election to enter into a prototype agreement), for “31st March 2018” substitute “31st March 2020”.
3
In paragraph 39 of Schedule 3 (notification of a course of treatment, orthodontic course of treatment etc)—
a
after sub-paragraph (1)(f), for “send to the Board, on a form supplied by it” substitute “subject to sub-paragraph (5), send to the Board by means of electronic submission”;
b
for sub-paragraph (3)(d) substitute “in the case of a patient who is exempt from NHS Charges, the information required under sub-paragraph (4).”; and
c
after sub-paragraph (3) insert the following—
4
In the case of a patient who is exempt from NHS Charges, the contractor must provide the Board (or a person authorised on the Board’s behalf) with—
a
such details of that exemption as the Board may reasonably request; and
b
the written declaration.
5
The Board may accept submission of the information mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) in paper form in such exceptional circumstances as the Board may reasonably determine.
6
In this regulation, ‘electronic submission’ means the submission of information electronically via a computer system approved by the Board.