# Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, Article 15B: Primary medical services or personal dental services

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department may make one or more agreements ..., in accordance with the provisions of regulations under Article 15D, under which—
(a) primary medical services are provided (otherwise than by the Department ); or
(b) personal dental services are provided (otherwise than by the 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 health 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 the Department under Article 61.
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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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/1265/article/15B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-personal-social-services-northern-ireland-order-1972/article-15B
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