Article 57C General medical services contracts: paymentsF1
The Department may F2make a scheme providing for payments to be made under general medical services contracts.
A general medical services contract must require payments to be made under the contract in accordance with F3any scheme for the time being in force under this Article.
Without prejudice to the generality of the power under paragraph (1) F4a scheme under that paragraph may—
provide for payments to be made by reference to compliance with standards or the achievement of levels of performance;
provide for the making of payments in respect of individual practitioners;
provide that the whole or any part of a payment is subject to conditions (and may provide that payments are payable by F7the Department only if it is satisfied as to certain conditions)
make provision having effect from a date before the date of the scheme , provided that, having regard to the scheme as a whole, the provision is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.
The Department must publish a scheme under paragraph (1) in such manner as it thinks appropriate.
References in this Article to payments include fees, allowances, reimbursements, loans and repayments.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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- F2
Words in art. 57C(1) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(2) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F3
Words in art. 57C(2) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(3) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F4
Words in art. 57C(3) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(4)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F5
Words in art. 57C(3)(b)(i) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(4)(c) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F6
Word in art. 57C(3) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(4)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F7
Words in art. 57C(3)(d) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(4)(d) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F8
Words in art. 57C(4) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(5)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F9
Word in art. 57C(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(5)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
- F10
Art. 57C(4A) inserted (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25(6) (with Sch. 4 para. 4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)