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Health and Social Care Act 2012

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 - Regulation of Health and Adult Social Care Services

Chapter 4 – Pricing
Section 115 - Price payable by commissioners for NHS services

865.This section makes provision about how prices are to be determined for the provision of health care services for the purposes of the NHS. Subsection (1) makes provision for prices to be set out in a national tariff (national prices) and subsection (2) provides that where a service is not included in the national tariff, the price payable is to be determined in accordance with any rules set out in the tariff to cover such circumstances.

866.The commissioners with an interest in pricing under this Chapter are those arranging for the provisions of health care services for the NHS which are the NHS Commissioning Board, CCGs, and the Secretary of State where section 13Z2 (failure by the Board to discharge any of its functions) of the NHS Act applies. The Secretary of State’s power under section 13Z2 applies where the Commissioning Board is failing or has failed to discharge, or to properly discharge, any of its functions.

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