Article 60 Assignment of patients

Where, on 31st March 2004, a person had applied to a Health Board for assignment to a medical practitioner under regulation 4 of the Choice Regulations^f1 but that application had not yet been determined, the Health Board shall–

(a)

require a provider to assign the person to a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services under a transitional agreement in accordance with article 55(1) or a person who is a party to a section 17C agreement;

(b)

assign the patient in accordance with the terms of the contract, to–

(i)

a default contractor; or

(ii)

a general medical services contractor;

(c)

otherwise make arrangements for the applicant to be provided with essential services (or their equivalent) in the area of the Health Board.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Regulation 4 was amended by S.S.I. 2000/191 and S.S.I. 2001/85.