Section 17M Payments by Health Boards under general medical services contractsF1
The Scottish Ministers may give directions as to payments to be made under general medical services contracts.
A general medical services contract must require payments to be made under it in accordance with directions for the time being in force under this section.
A direction under subsection (1) may in particular—
provide for payments to be made by reference to compliance with standards or the achievement of levels of performance;
provide for payments to be made by reference to—
any scheme or scale specified in the direction;
a determination made by any person in accordance with factors specified in the direction;
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 (including a condition that the whole or any part of a payment is liable to be paid by a Health Board only if they are satisfied as to such conditions as may be specified in the direction);
make provision having effect from a date before the date of the direction, provided that, having regard to the direction as a whole, the provision is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.
Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers—
must consult any body appearing to them to be representative of persons to whose remuneration the direction would relate; and
may consult such other persons as they think appropriate.
References in this section to payments include fees, allowances, reimbursements, loans and repayments.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ss. 17J-17O and cross-heading inserted (13.2.2004 for certain purposes otherwise 1.4.2004) by Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 1), ss. 4, 9(1); S.S.I. 2004/58, art. 2(1)(3), Sch.
Notes on Part I
Modifications
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Pt. 1 applied (7.12.2019) by The Public Health Scotland Order 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/336), art. 1(2), sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with art. 4(4)(5))