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