# The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 20: Visiting health and social work professionals: saving of old law for up to one year


(1) Where—
(a) a person had, immediately before exit day, the benefit of regulation 12 of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 in respect of the provision by that person of services as a member of one of the relevant professions (and article 13A(3) of the 2001 Order accordingly applied to the person), and
(b) the person continues to have that benefit on or after exit day,
any provision made by or under the 2001 Order continues to apply in relation to the provision of those services by that person without the amendments that Part 1 of this Schedule makes to the provisions relating to visiting health and social work professionals from relevant European states.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) ceases to apply in relation to a visiting health or social work professional—
(a) if the professional is registered as required by article 13A(3) of the 2001 Order, when his or her name is removed under article 13A(6) of the Order;
(b) otherwise, when the professional’s entitlement ceases by reason of the operation of article 13A(5) of the Order.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) “relevant professions” has the meaning given by Schedule 3 to the 2001 Order;
(b) the reference to “the provisions relating to visiting health and social work professionals from relevant European states” is to the provisions listed in the following table.
Act or instrument
Provision relating to visiting professionals
The 2001 Order
article 6(3)(aa)
article 7(4)
article 9(1) and (8)
article 10(1) and (6)
article 11A(12)
article 13A (except paragraph (2)(b))
article 19(2A) to (2D)
article 37(1)(aa)
article 38 (so far as relating to article 37(1)(aa))
in Schedule 3, the definitions of “exempt person”, “the General Systems Regulations”, “national”, “relevant European State” and “visiting health or social work professional from a relevant European State”
Health Professions (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2003
article 7
Health and Care Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003
rule 2A

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111177686/schedule/8/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-qualifications-health-and-social-care-professions-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2018/schedule-8/paragraph-20
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