Annual fee — independent hospitals and clinics with approved places
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1
The annual fee in respect of an independent hospital or clinic with approved places shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph (3).
2
The annual fee in respect of a independent hospital or clinic with approved places shall be first payable by the registered provider on the date specified in respect of him or her in paragraph (5) (“the first date”), and thereafter on the anniversary of the first date.
3
The fee is the sum of the amounts identified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c)—
a
£2,500;
b
£100 multiplied by the relevant number except that if the product of that multiplication is a negative number the product of the multiplication shall instead be deemed to be zero for the purposes of the summation performed under this paragraph.
c
the number of approved places not counted in the calculation of the relevant number, multiplied by £50.
4
The relevant number for the purposes of paragraph (3) in respect of an independent hospital or clinic is the number of approved places at the hospital or clinic up to and including the twenty ninth place, minus the number three.
5
The specified date is—
a
in the case of the registered provider of an independent hospital or clinic that is an existing undertaking—
i
in a case where an annual fee was payable under the 1984 or (as the case may be) the 1989 Act in respect of the undertaking, the anniversary of the date on which the fee was last payable;
ii
in a case where an annual fee would have been payable in respect of the undertaking if it were not for the exercise of a discretion under the 1984 or (as the case may be) the 1989 Act, the anniversary of the date on which the fee would have last been payable if the discretion had not been exercised;
iii
in any other case, 1st April 2003;
b
in the case of a registered provider who is a previously exempt provider, the 1st April 2003;
c
in the case of a registered provider who is a new provider, the date on which a certificate of registration was first issued under Part II of the Act in respect of a registered provider of the home.