Section 39 Temporary extension of meaning of “nursing home”
117.Section 39 makes interim provision for the regulation of dental practitioners using premises for the wholly private treatment of patients under general anaesthesia. Responsibility for the registration of such premises will ultimately pass from the Health Authority to the Commission or the Assembly. The section amends the existing exemptions under the Registered Homes Act 1984, which had previously excepted all premises used by dental practitioners for the treatment of their patients, unless the treatment involved the use of class 3B and 4 lasers. This provision will have effect for the period during which the Registered Homes Act remains in force.