SCHEDULE 7Minor and consequential amendments
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004I14
1
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 200454 are amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
a
in the definition of “Drug Tariff”, for “regulation 18” substitute “regulation 41”; and
b
in the definition of “Pharmaceutical Regulations”, for “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992” substitute “National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013”.
3
In Schedule 6 (other contractual terms)—
a
in paragraph 47 (provision of dispensing services)—
i
in sub-paragraphs (4)(b) and (9)(a), in each case for “regulation 12(15) or 13(13)(b) of” substitute “paragraph 6 of Schedule 2, paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 3 to”, and
ii
in sub-paragraph (9)(b)(ii), for “regulation 9(10) of” substitute “Part 2 of Schedule 3 to” and for “(determination of whether an area is a controlled locality)” substitute “(appeals against decisions determining controlled localities)”;
b
in paragraph 48 (consent to dispense)—
i
in sub-paragraph (2)—
aa
for “regulations 12 and 13 of” substitute “regulation 24 of and Part 3 of Schedule 2 to”, and
bb
for “regulation 21” substitute “regulation 24”,
ii
in sub-paragraph (4), for “regulation 12(16)” substitute “regulation 24(9)”,
iii
for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—
5
Regulation 24 of the Pharmaceutical Regulations will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph (1) for “to provide pharmaceutical services to patients under regulation 20(1)(b) or (c) (arrangements for the provision of pharmaceutical services by doctors)” there were substituted a reference to the provision of dispensing services to patients under paragraph 47.
iv
for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—
6
Part 3 of Schedule 2 will apply as if modified as follows: in paragraph 8(1)(a) (ii) for “dispensing doctor list made under Part 5 of these Regulations” there were substituted a reference to an application under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph.
c
For paragraph 49(8)55 (terms relating to the provision of dispensing services) substitute—
8
A contractor providing dispensing services must comply with paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Pharmaceutical Regulations, as if modified as follows—
a
for “paragraph 4”, substitute “paragraph 49(4) of Schedule 6 to the GMS Regulations”;
b
for “dispensing doctor” in sub-paragraph (a) and (b), substitute “the contractor providing dispensing services.”.