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Article 57B Persons eligible to enter into general medical services contractsF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

F2The Department may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter into a general medical services contract with—

(a)

a medical practitioner;

(b)

two or more individuals practising in partnership where the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied; or

(c)

a company limited by shares where the conditions in paragraph (3) are satisfied.

(2)

The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) in relation to a partnership are that—

(a)

at least one partner is a medical practitioner; and

(b)

any partner who is not a medical practitioner is either—

(i)

an F3HSC employee;

(ii)

an Article 15B employee, a section 28C employee or a section 17C employee;

(iii)

a health care professional who is engaged in the provision of services under this Order; or

(iv)

an individual falling within Article 15C(1)(b)(iii).

(3)

The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(c) in relation to a company are that—

(a)

at least one share in the company is legally and beneficially owned by a medical practitioner; and

(b)

any share which is not so owned is legally and beneficially owned by a person referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(i) to (iv).

(4)

Regulations may make provision as to the effect, in relation to a general medical services contract entered into by individuals practising in partnership, of a change in the membership of the partnership.

(5)

In this Article—

  • “health care professional” has the same meaning as in Article 15C;

  • “ HSC employee”, “Article 15B employee”, “section 28C employee” and “section 17C employee” have the same meaning as in Article 15C.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

2004 NI 2

F2

Words in art. 57B(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 24; S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

F3

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)(f); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2