The National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Amendment of regulation 27 of the principal Regulations

13.  In regulation 27 of the principal Regulations (approval of payments) there are substi tuted for paragraph (1) the following paragraphs:—

“(1) The Board shall, where it receives notification that—

(a) a patient has been accepted by a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or for treatment on referral, authorise the payments which, in accordance with the Scale of Fees, fall to be made by the Health Board to the dentist in respect of such an arrangement or referral; or

(b) a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement has terminated or treatment on referral has been completed, authorise the Health Board to cease such payments to the dentist.

(1A) The Board shall, where it approves a claim for remuneration made by a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, in respect of—

(a) care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrange ment;

(b) treatment on referral; or

(c) occasional treatment,

completed by the dentist, authorise in accordance with the Scale of Fees, the remuner ation to be paid by the Health Board to the dentist in respect of such care and treatment, treatment on referral, or occasional treatment.

(1B) In any case falling within paragraph 14(1) or 16(4) of Schedule 1 (inability of dentist to complete treatment), the Board shall authorise in accordance with the Scale of Fees, and without prejudice to the provisions of the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1989(1), the remuneration to be paid by the Health Board to a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, in respect of the care and treatment or occasional treatment provided by him.

(1C) A Health Board shall pay to a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, the remuner ation—

(a) authorised by the Board under paragraphs (1)(a), (1A) and (1B); and

(b) in accordance with Determinations III, IV, V, VI and VII of the Statement of Dental Remuneration.

(1D) A Health Board shall pay to a salaried dentist renumeration in accordance with Determination II of the Staement of Dental Remuneration dated 28th August 1990.”.

(1)

S.I. 1989/363