{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1993/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1993/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1993/326",
  "legislation_title": "General Dental Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-regulations-northern-ireland-1993",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Approval of payments",
  "text": "(1) The Agency shall, where it is satisfied—\n(a) that a patient has been accepted by a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement or for treatment on referral, make the payments which, in accordance with the Scale of Fees, fall to be made by it to the dentist in respect of such an arrangement or referral; or\n(b) that a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement has terminated or treatment on referral has terminated or has been completed, cease such payments to the dentist.\n(2) The Agency shall, where it approves a claim for remuneration made by a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, in respect of—\n(a) care and treatment under a continuing care arrangement or a capitation arrangement; or\n(b) treatment on referral; or\n(c) occasional treatment;\ncompleted by the dentist, pay, in accordance with the Scale of Fees, the remuneration due to the dentist in respect of such care and treatment, treatment on referral, or occasional treatment.\n(3) The Agency shall, where it approves a claim for remuneration made by a dentist, other than a salaried dentist, in any case falling within paragraph 14 or 17(4) of Schedule 2 (inability of dentist to complete treatment), pay, in accordance with the Scale of Fees, and without prejudice to the provisions of the Dental Charges Regulations, the remuneration due to that dentist, in respect of such care and treatment or occasional treatment as he has provided.\n(4) The Agency may, before deciding whether to approve a claim for fees payable to a dentist in respect of his provision of general dental services refer the claim to the Dental Committee for advice.\n(5) The remuneration which it is the function of the Agency to pay shall be paid in accordance with Determinations I, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII and IX of the Statement of Dental Remuneration.\n(6) The Board shall pay to a salaried dentist and a dentist providing emergency dental services remuneration in accordance with Determination II of the Statement of Dental Remuneration.\n(7) In the case of orthodontic care and treatment the Agency may make such payments on account as it considers appropriate pending completion of that care and treatment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "nisr/1999/100",
      "affecting_title": "The Health Services (Pilot Schemes: Miscellaneous Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2001/2",
      "affecting_title": "General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2005/311",
      "affecting_title": "General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2014/3",
      "affecting_title": "The General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "word inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2022/104",
      "affecting_title": "The Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2022/104",
      "affecting_title": "The Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1993/326/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:50:22.476228+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."
}