
2013 No. 301
Health And Personal Social Services
The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
Made 19th December 2013
Coming into operation- 27th December 2013
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 57A, 57E, 106 and 107(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 27th December 2013.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004.
Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations
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Amendment of regulation 15 of the principal Regulations
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Amendment of Schedule 4 to the principal Regulations
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Amendment of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations
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(1) Schedule 5 (Other contractual terms) to the principal Regulations shall be amended as provided in the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph 3 (Attendance outside practice premises) after sub-paragraph (3), insert—“
(4) Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph, the contractor shall not be required to attend on a patient or a visiting patient outside Northern Ireland.”.
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(7) For paragraph 78 substitute—“
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(1) The contractor shall notify the Board in writing of any person other than a registered patient or a person whom the contractor has accepted as a temporary resident to whom he has provided the essential services described in regulation 15(6) or 98) within the period of 28 days beginning on the day that services were provided.
(2) The contractor shall notify the Board in writing of any visiting patient to whom the contractor has provided services under regulation 15(3) or (5) within the period of 28 days beginning on the day that the services were provided.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 19th December 2013
(L.S.)Heather Stevens
A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 19th December 2013
(L.S.)John McKibbin
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
