# The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 38B: Complex care pathway interim declarations


(1) Except where the complex care pathway has been suspended in accordance with paragraph 38C, the contractor must submit an interim declaration to NHS England—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (5), by means of an electronic submission;
(b) for each month of the duration of the complex care pathway, excluding the months in which a declaration is submitted pursuant to paragraphs 38A, 38C, 38D and 38E; and
(c) in date order,
regardless of whether the patient has received dental services in the month of submission.
(2) An interim declaration must contain the following information—
(a) confirmation that the contractor is actively providing dental services to the patient under the complex care pathway;
(b) where during the complex care pathway the contractor has completed a Band 3 course of treatment, confirmation that a notification of this Band 3 course of treatment will be submitted in accordance with paragraph 38 of this Schedule;
(c) where during the complex care pathway the contractor has completed a repair of a denture, confirmation that a notification of this course of treatment will be submitted in accordance with paragraph 38 of this Schedule;
(d) where during the complex care pathway the contractor has completed a denture relining, rebasing or modification in accordance with paragraph 1A(2) and (4) of Schedule 2, confirmation that the denture relining, rebasing or modification has been completed; and
(e) where the contractor has completed an urgent treatment for an intra-oral injury as described in paragraph 6(3) of this Schedule, confirmation that a notification of this urgent treatment will be submitted in accordance with paragraph 38 of this Schedule.
(3) Where the patient is entered onto complex care pathway 2, the sixth interim declaration submitted to NHS England must also contain—
(a) confirmation of the extent of the treatment that has been provided to the patient as part of the complex care pathway up to and including the date of the interim declaration; and
(b) the information specified in paragraph 38A(2)(g) of this Schedule.
(4) If a contractor does not submit all interim declarations in accordance with this paragraph—
(a) in the case of complex care pathway 1 and complex care pathway 3, before the end of the period of 9 months beginning with the date of commencement of the complex care pathway; and
(b) in the case of complex care pathway 2, before the end of the period of 15 months beginning with the date of commencement of the complex care pathway;
the complex care pathway will be declared incomplete and terminated.
(5) NHS England may accept submission of the information in this paragraph in paper form in such exceptional circumstances as NHS England may reasonably determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3361/schedule/3/paragraph/38B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-38B
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