# The General Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Wales) (No. 2) Order 2004, Article 54: Assignment of patients

Extent: E+W

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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/1016/article/54 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-wales-no-2-order-2004/article-54
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