Regulation 7 Amendments to the principal Regulations

After regulation 23 of the principal Regulations (application for inclusion in a medical performers list) insert the following—

“Application for inclusion in a medical performers list by a general medical practitioner already listed on a medical performers list of a primary care organisation

23A.

(1)

In addition to providing the information required by regulation 4A(2), the general medical practitioner when making an application for inclusion of the general medical practitioner’s name in medical performers list whilst that general medical practitioner is included in a medical performers list with a primary care organisation shall give the information required by paragraph 1(a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (h) of regulation 23.

(2)

In addition to the undertakings required by regulation 4A(3), the general medical practitioner shall give the further undertakings as required by paragraph (2) of regulation 23.

(3)

If the medical practitioner is an armed forces GP included in a list held by a primary care organisation, the medical practitioner shall not be required to give an undertaking as required by regulation 4(3) as further specified in regulation 4(3)(e).

(4)

A general medical practitioner, who has applied in accordance with this Regulation to a Local Health Board for inclusion in its medical performers list may perform primary medical services, despite not being included in that performers list, until the first of the following events arises —

(a)

the Local Health Board notifies the performer of its decision on that application; or

(b)

the end of a period of 2 months, starting with the date on which the Local Health Board receives the application under this Regulation from the general medical practitioner.

(5)

A medical performer may not withdraw an application made under this Regulation whilst a Local Health Board is deciding that application.”