2006 No. 947 (W.96)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES

The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Made

Coming into force

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28E, 28O and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771.

Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006 which come into force on 1st April 2006.

2

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations-

  • “GDS Regulations” means the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 20062; and

  • “PDS Regulations” means the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 20063.

Amendment to the GDS and PDS Regulations3

In regulation 2(1) of the GDS Regulations and regulation 2(1) of the PDS Regulations (interpretation), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “family member”, omit the word “registered”.

Amendment to the GDS Regulations4

In paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations (units of orthodontic activity) for the figure “21.0”there will be substituted “23.0”.

Amendment to the PDS Regulations5

1

In paragraph 69(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the PDS Regulations (termination by the Relevant Body on grounds of suitability etc.) for the words “the corporation”there will be substituted “that body”.

2

In paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the PDS Regulations (patient information leaflet) for the words “the dental” there will be substituted “dental services for the”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984 28 March 2006

D. Elis-ThomasThe Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the GDS Regulations”) and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (“the PDS Regulations”).

Regulation 3 amends the definition of family member in the GDS Regulations and PDS Regulations by removing the reference to registered in relation to a patient as patients will no longer be registered with a dental practitioner.

Regulation 4 corrects an error in paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 2 to the GDS Regulations in respect of the units of orthodontic activity provided in respect of a patient aged 18 years or over so as to refer to 23 units of orthodontic activity.

Regulation 5 corrects a reference in paragraph 69(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the PDS Regulations so as to refer to “that body”. It also corrects a reference in paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 so as to refer to “dental services” in respect of the arrangements that fall outside normal surgery hours.

A Regulatory Appraisal has been prepared in respect of the National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) (Wales) Regulations 2006 and copies have been placed in the library of the National Assembly for Wales.

A copy of the Regulatory Appraisal can be obtained from Community Primary Care and Health Services Policy Directorate, National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.