{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000-commencement-no-9-england-and-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-2001/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000-commencement-no-9-england-and-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-2001/schedule-2/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3852",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000-commencement-no-9-england-and-transitional-and-savings-provisions-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Independent hospitals, independent clinics and independent medical agencies",
  "text": "In the case of an independent hospital, independent clinic or independent medical agency, which (if any) of the following categories are applicable, each category to be indicated by reference to the following code—\nindependent hospital\nIH\nindependent clinic\nIC\nindependent medical agency\nIMA\nacute hospitals (with overnight beds)\nAH\nacute hospitals (day surgery only)\nAH(DS)\nmental health treatment establishments, not including those where people are liable to be detained\nMH\nmental health establishments taking people liable to be detained\nMH(D)\nhospices for adults\nH(A)\nhospices for children\nH(C)\nmaternity hospitals/clinics\nMAT\nabortion clinics\nTOP\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments using Class 3B or Class 4 lasers\nPT(L)\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments using intense light sources\nPT(IL)\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments providing dialysis\nPT(DL)\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments using endoscopy\nPT(E)\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments providing in vitro fertilisation\nPT(IVF)\nprescribed techniques or prescribed technology: establishments providing hyperbaric oxygen treatment\nPT(HBO)\nprivate doctors: walk-in medical centres\nPD(M)\nprivate doctors (other)\nPD\nprivate doctors: independent medical agencies\nPD(IMA)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/4150",
      "affecting_title": "The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 10 (England) and Transitional, Savings and Amendment Provisions) Order 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3852/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:20:39.798610+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}