Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 10th October 2016.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19933.

Amendment of regulation 19 of the principal Regulations2

In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (Statement of Dental Remuneration), for the Table in paragraph (1) substitute—

(1)

Determination

(2)

Subject Matter of Determination

I

A Scale of Fees which shall prescribe the remuneration to be paid to a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, for care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement, treatment on referral and occasional treatment and the conditions of payment of remuneration;

II

Rates of remuneration for a salaried dentist and for the provision of emergency dental services;

III

Seniority payments

IV

Vocational training allowances/General Professional training allowance;

V

Maternity, paternity and adoption leave payments;

VI

Long term sickness payments;

VII

Continuing professional development allowances

VIII

Reimbursement of non-domestic rates;

IX

Clinical audit allowances;

X

Practice Allowance.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations3

In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (terms of service for dentists), in sub-paragraph (4) of paragraph 25 (Records), omit “(other than the practice record form)”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 16th September 2016

seal_r00001Sharon GallagherA senior officer of the Department of Health

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 16th September 2016

seal_r00001Emer MorelliA senior officer of the Department of Finance