The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Notification of a course of treatment, orthodontic course of treatment etc.

38.—(1) The contractor will, within 2 months of the date upon which—

(a) it completes a course of treatment in respect of mandatory or additional services;

(b) it completes a case assessment in respect of an orthodontic course of treatment that does not lead to a course of treatment;

(c) it provides an orthodontic appliance following a case assessment in respect of orthodontic treatment;

(d) it completes a course of treatment in respect of orthodontic treatment;

(e) a course of treatment in respect of mandatory services or additional services or orthodontic course of treatment being terminated; or

(f) in respect of courses not falling within sub-paragraph (d) or (e), no more services can be provided by virtue of paragraph 5(4)(b) of Schedule 1 (orthodontic course of treatment) or paragraph 6(4)(b) of this Schedule,

send to the Local Health Board, on a form supplied by that Board, the information specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) comprises of—

(a) details of the patient to whom it provides services;

(b) details of the services provided (including any appliances provided) to that patient;

(c) details of any NHS Charge payable (and paid) by that patient; and

(d) in the case of a patient exempt from NHS Charges and where such information is not submitted electronically, the written declaration form and note of evidence in support of that declaration.