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Article 15B Primary medical services or personal dental servicesF10

Northern Ireland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

F1The Department may make one or more agreements F2..., in accordance with the provisions of regulations under Article 15D, under which—

(a)

F3primary medical services are provided (otherwise than by F4the Department ); or

(b)

personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by F5the Department ).

(2)

An agreement made under this Article—

(a)

may not combine arrangements for the provision of primary medical services with arrangements for the provision of personal dental services; but

(b)

may include arrangements for the provision of F6health care—

(i)

which are not primary medical services or personal dental services; but

(ii)

which may be provided under this Part.

(3)

Except to such extent as may be prescribed—

sub-para. (a) rep. by 2004 NI 2

(b)

a patient for whom personal dental services are provided under an agreement made under this Article is not to count as a person for whom arrangements must be made by F7the Department under Article 61.

F8(4)

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F9(5)

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(6)

For the purposes of this Article—

  • Definition rep. by 2004 NI 2

  • "personal dental services" means dental services of a kind that may be provided by a general dental practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part VI.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 15B(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(a); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F2

Words in art. 15B(1) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(b); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F3

2004 NI 2

F4

Words in art. 15B(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F5

Words in art. 15B(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F6

Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), s. 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2

F7

Words in art. 15B(3) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(3); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F8

Art. 15B(4) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F9

Art. 15B(5) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F10

Arts. 15B, 15C and preceding cross-heading inserted (1.4.2004 for certain purposes) by Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1177), arts. 1(2), 21; S.R. 2004/133, art. 2(1)

Notes on Chapter

Textual amendments

F1

2004 N.I. 2