Article 54 Assignment of patientsI1
England and Wales
Where, on 31st March 2004, a person had applied to a Local Health Board for assignment to a medical practitioner under regulation 4 of the Choice Regulations but that application had not yet been determined, the Local Health Board shall—
(a)
assign the patient in accordance with the terms of the contract, to—
(i)
a default contractor, or
(ii)
a general medical services contractor, or
(b)
otherwise make arrangements for the applicant to be provided with essential services (or their equivalent) in the area of the Local Health Board.
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Art. 54 in force at 1.4.2004, see art. 1(1)