# The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 2: Medical practitioner

Extent: S

(1) This paragraph applies if a member (M)—
(a) is a medical practitioner or a non-GP provider; and
(b) is not in receipt of salary, wages, fees or other regular payments in respect of M's employment as mentioned in column 3 of the Table in regulation 27(1).
(2) M's practitioner income is—
(a) the sum of the amounts described in Cases 1 to 4; minus
(b) an amount on account of practice expenses.
CASE 1
Income derived by M from each of the following—
(a) a GMS contract;
(b) a Section 17C Agreement;
(c) an HBPMS contract;
(d) payments to, a practitioner who is a GMS practice, a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor in respect of the performance of—
(i) certification services;
(ii) commissioned services; or
(iii) collaborative services;
(e) engagement by a Health Board to assist in the provision of primary medical services under section 2C(2) (functions of health boards: primary medical services) of the 1978 Act;
(f) the provision of locum services;
(g) payments made to M by an employing authority in respect of M's provision of—
(i) primary dental services;
(ii) general ophthalmic services;
(iii) pharmaceutical services,
(h) practice-based work carried out in educating or training, or organizing the education or training, of medical students or practitioners;
(i) other fees and allowances as approved by the Scottish Ministers and detailed in the Statement of Financial Entitlement issued by them under the GMS Contracts Regulations.
CASE 2
Charges collected from patients in respect of services mentioned in paragraph (d) of case 1 which M is authorised by or under an enactment to retain.
CASE 3
Sums paid to M out of a fund determined by reference to the number of beds in a hospital.
CASE 4
Allowances and other sums paid in respect of Board and advisory work.
This does not include payments made to cover expenses.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/94/schedule/8/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-scotland-regulations-2015/schedule-8/paragraph-2
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