The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Participators in pilot schemes

9.  For regulation R13(1) substitute–

“Participators in pilot schemes

R13.— (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, for the duration of any pilot scheme–

(a) a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist–

(i) who, immediately before the commencement of the pilot scheme, was a member by reason of his employment as a practitioner, and

(ii) who is involved in the operation of the pilot scheme, whether as a person providing piloted services, a medical pilot scheme employee or a dental pilot scheme employee,

shall be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board;

(b) a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist, who immediately before the commencement of the pilot scheme was not a member by reason of his employment as a practitioner, shall–

(i) if he is providing piloted services, be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board; or

(ii) if he is a medical pilot scheme employee or a dental pilot scheme employee, be treated as an officer employed by the provider of the piloted services;

(c) a registered dentist who is engaged, under a contract for services, by a person providing piloted services to carry out personal dental services in accordance with a pilot scheme shall be treated as a practitioner employed by the relevant Health Board;

(d) a member who, immediately before the commencement of a pilot scheme–

(i) was employed as an NHS employee or as an NHS dental employee and was not a registered dentist,

(ii) was employed as a medical pilot scheme employee and was not a registered medical practitioner, or

(iii) was employed as a dental pilot scheme employee and was not a registered dentist,

and who, after the commencement of the pilot scheme, is providing piloted services, shall be treated as a whole-time officer employed by the relevant Health Board;

(e) a medical pilot scheme employee, who is employed otherwise than by a National Health Service Trust, and to whom paragraph (a) or (b)(ii) does not apply, shall be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as if he were practice staff;

(f) a person other than a registered dentist who–

(i) is employed as a dental pilot scheme employee otherwise than by a National Health Service Trust;

(ii) immediately prior to the commencement of such employment, was employed by a National Health Service Trust or by a Health Board as an NHS dental employee; and

(iii) was at that time a member,

shall continue to be eligible to be a member;

(g) a dental therapist who–

(i) is a provider of piloted services or is a dental pilot scheme employee; and

(ii) immediately prior to the commencement of the dental pilot scheme was not a member,

shall be eligible to be a member;

(h) a person who is providing piloted services shall be liable to pay contributions under regulation D2 in respect of a member to whom paragraph (c) above applies, or who is employed by him as a medical pilot scheme employee or as a dental pilot scheme employee;

(2) In paragraph (1) above “relevant Health Board” means the Health Board with which the agreement or agreements constituting the pilot scheme in question has or have been made.”.

(1)

Inserted by S.I. 1998/1593.