2018 No. 283
The Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Responsibilities and Standing Rules, and Care and Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018.
2
Save as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), these Regulations come into force on 1st April 2018.
3
Regulation 2—
a
paragraphs (2)(a) and (d) and (3), come into force on 1st October 2018;
b
paragraph (4)(a), comes into force on 1st April 2019;
c
paragraph (4)(c), (d) and (e), comes into force on 1st April 2020.
4
Regulations 3 and 4 come into force on 1st October 2018.
Amendment of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 20122
1
The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 20123 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 20 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of—
a
“Fast Track Pathway Tool”4 for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”;
b
“flat rate payment” for “£155.05” substitute “£158.16”;
c
“high band payment” for “£213.32” substitute “£217.59”;
d
“National Framework”5 for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”;
e
“nursing care by a registered nurse” (which is included in the definition of “nursing care”), for “section 49(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001” substitute “section 22(8) of the Care Act 2014”;
f
“regulated activity” for “2010” substitute “2014”.
3
In regulation 21 (duty of relevant bodies: assessment and provision of NHS continuing healthcare)—
a
in paragraph (4)(a), for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”6;
b
in paragraph (5)(a)(ii), for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”7;
c
in paragraph (13), in the definition of “multi-disciplinary team”, in paragraph (b) for “persons for community care services” substitute “an adult’s needs for care and support”.
4
In Schedule 4 (services for rare and very rare conditions)—
a
after paragraph 20, insert—
20A
Alpha 1 antitrypsin services.
b
after paragraph 36, insert—
36A
Clinical genomic services.
c
after paragraph 57, insert—
57ZA
Gonadal tissue cryopreservation services for children and young people at high risk of gonadal failure due to treatment or disease.
d
after paragraph 92, insert—
92A
Psychological medicine inpatient services for severe and complex presentations of medically unexplained physical symptoms.
e
after paragraph 104, insert—
104A
Specialist adult haematology services.
f
omit paragraph 112;
g
after paragraph 140A, insert—
140AA
Termination services for expectant mothers with significant comorbidities that require either or both critical care and medical support.
Amendment of the Care and Support (Provision of Health Services) Regulations 20143
In the Care and Support (Provision of Health Services) Regulations 20148, in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2), in the definition of “National Framework” for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”.
Amendment of the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 20144
In the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 20149, in regulation 7 (NHS continuing healthcare), in paragraph (3), for “28th November 2012” substitute “1st March 2018”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)