# The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 4: Patients who refuse to pay NHS charges prior to the commencement of, or during, treatment


The contractor may—
(a) refuse to begin a course of treatment or an orthodontic course of treatment; or
(b) terminate a course of treatment or orthodontic course of treatment prior to its completion,
if the contractor has, in accordance with the NHS Charges Regulations, requested that the patient pay a charge in respect of that course of treatment or orthodontic course of treatment, and that patient has failed to pay that charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3361/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-contracts-regulations-2005/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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