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The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2017

W.S.I. 2017/202 · Made 23 February 2017

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Public Health, Wales

Made 23rd February 2017

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 27th February 2017

Coming into force 1st April 2017

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of powers conferred by sections 2(8), 12(2), 15(3) and (5), 16(1) and (3), 22(1), (2)(a) to (d), and (f) to (j), (5)(a) and (7)(a) to (h), (j) and (k), 25(1), 33, 34(1), 35, 42(1) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000f1 and having consultedf2 such persons as they consider appropriate, hereby make the following Regulationsf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 14. The power conferred on the National Assembly for Wales to made regulations under the Act transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). See the Care Standards Act 2000 (Extension of the Application of Part 2 to Private Dental Practices) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017200 (W.55)) for the extension of the application of relevant regulation making powers in Part 2 of the Act to private dental practices.

f2

See section 22(9) of the Act for the requirement to consult.

f3

See section 121(1) of the Act for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Application
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Exceptions
  6. 5Statement of purpose
  7. 6Patient information
  8. 7Review of the statement of purpose and patient information leaflet
  9. 8Policies and procedures
  10. Part 2: Registered Persons
  11. 9Fitness of registered provider
  12. 10Appointment of manager
  13. 11Fitness of manager
  14. 12Registered person – general requirements and training
  15. Part 3: Conduct of Private Dental Practice
  16. Chapter 1: Quality of Service Provision
  17. 13Quality of treatment and other service provision
  18. 14Safeguarding patients
  19. 15Privacy, dignity and relationships
  20. 16Assessing and monitoring the quality of service provision including annual returns
  21. 17Staffing
  22. 18Fitness of workers
  23. 19Guidance for dentists and dental care professionals
  24. 20Records
  25. 21Complaints
  26. Chapter 2: Premises
  27. 22Fitness of premises
  28. Chapter 3: Management
  29. 23Visits by registered provider to private dental practice
  30. 24Financial position
  31. Chapter 4: Notices to be Given to the Registration Authority
  32. 25Notification of events
  33. 26Notice of temporary absence of registered person
  34. 27Notice of changes
  35. 28Notification of offences
  36. 29Appointment of liquidators etc.
  37. 30Death of a registered person
  38. Part 4: Additional Requirements
  39. 31Resuscitation
  40. 32Use of Class 3B or Class 4 laser product
  41. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  42. 33Fees
  43. 34Fees
  44. 35Compliance with regulations
  45. 36Offences
  46. 37Amendments to the Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011
  47. 38Amendments to the Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011
  48. 39Application of Part 2 of the Act to persons carrying on or managing a private dental practice
  49. 40Transitional provisions
  50. 41Revocations
  51. 42Transitional savings
  52. Signature
  53. Schedule 1: Information to be Included in the Statement of Purpose
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. 3Paragraph 3
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. 6Paragraph 6
  60. 7Paragraph 7
  61. 8Paragraph 8
  62. 9Paragraph 9
  63. 10Paragraph 10
  64. 11Paragraph 11
  65. 12Paragraph 12
  66. Schedule 2: Information to be Included in the Patient Information Leaflet
  67. 1Paragraph 1
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. 8Paragraph 8
  75. Schedule 3
  76. Part 1: Information Required in Respect of Persons Seeking to Carry on, Manage or Work at a Private Dental Practice
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. 4Paragraph 4
  81. 5Paragraph 5
  82. 6Paragraph 6
  83. 7Paragraph 7
  84. Part 2: Good Character
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. 9Paragraph 9
  87. Schedule 4: Application of Part 2 of the Act to persons carrying on or managing a private dental practice
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. 5Paragraph 5
  93. 6Paragraph 6
  94. 7Paragraph 7
  95. 8Paragraph 8
  96. 9Paragraph 9
  97. 10Paragraph 10
  98. 11Paragraph 11
  99. 12Paragraph 12
  100. 13Paragraph 13
  101. 14Paragraph 14
  102. 15Paragraph 15
  103. 16Paragraph 16
  104. 17Paragraph 17
  105. Schedule 5: Fees
  106. 1Annual fees
  107. 2Registration fee
  108. 3Fee in respect of applications to vary a condition of registration
  109. 4Fee in respect of applications to remove a condition of registration
  110. 5Refund of annual fees
  111. Explanatory note