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Arrangements for the resolution of disputes for the purposes of section 47(8) of the 2014 Act
4.—(1) A local authority must make arrangements in connection with the resolution of disputes between the authority and a health body about whether or not a service or facility is required to be provided under a health enactment.
(2) Such arrangements must include arrangements in connection with the resolution of disputes about—
(a)decisions as to a person’s eligibility for Continuing NHS Healthcare;
(b)the contribution of a health body or local authority to a joint package of care for a person who is not eligible for Continuing NHS Healthcare.
(3) The arrangements must include—
(a)a procedure for resolving such disputes which has been agreed with the health body;
(b)provision for meeting the needs of the person to whom the dispute relates pending the resolution of the dispute;
(c)a requirement that any dispute does not prevent, delay, interrupt or otherwise adversely affect the meeting of the needs of the person to whom the dispute relates.
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