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8. For regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (payment of salaries), substitute the following regulation—
19.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), the members of a fund-holding practice may apply the allotted sum for the purpose of making payments to those employees of members of the practice who are employed—
(a)to provide treatment to the patients of the members of the practice; or
(b)in connection with the management or the administration of the practice.
(2) The payments referred to in paragraph (1) may include only those payments which could be made by a Health and Social Services Board in accordance with paragraph 52 of the Statement published in accordance with regulation 32 of the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973(1) as it has effect on the date these Regulations are made.
(3) Where a Health and Social Services Board has, before the date on which the members of a fund-holding practice were granted recognition as a fund-holding practice, reimbursed a member of the practice in respect of a proportion of the expenses of employing a member of his staff, then the members of the fund-holding practice may apply the allotted sum for the purpose of paying, in respect of periods after that date, only that proportion of the same expenses of employing that person or of any other person employed in place of that employee to perform substantially the same functions.
(4) The members of a fund-holding practice may apply the allotted sum for the purpose of paying fees to persons for providing, on the practice premises, services which are necessary for the proper treatment of individuals who are on the lists of patients of the members of the practice.
(5) The members of a fund-holding practice shall not apply the allotted sum for the purpose of employing or engaging the services of a medical practitioner except—
(a)for the purpose of providing to individuals who are on the lists of patients of members of the practice such services as are included in the list mentioned in regulation 17(2); or
(b)as mentioned in regulation 19A(7)(c).
(6) The members of a fund-holding practice may apply the allotted sum for the purpose of training employees of members of the practice, provided that the training will be beneficial to the patients of the members of the practice and its cost represents value for money.”.
S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 421; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1975 No. 180, S.R. 1989 No. 454 and S.R. 1995 No. 487
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