Regulation 26 Notice of temporary absence of registered person
Where—
a registered provider who manages the private dental practice; or
a registered manager,
proposes to be absent from the private dental practice for a continuous period of 28 days or more, the registered person must give notice in writing to the appropriate office of the registration authority.
Except in the case of an emergency, the notice referred to in paragraph (1) must be given no later than one month before the proposed absence commences or within such shorter period as may be agreed with the registration authority and the notice must specify with respect to the absence—
its length or expected length;
the reason for it;
the arrangements which have been made for running the private dental practice;
the name, address and qualifications of the person who will be responsible for the private dental practice during that absence; and
the arrangements that have been or are proposed to be made for appointing another person to manage the private dental practice during that absence, including the proposed date by which the appointment is to be made.
Where the absence arises as a result of an emergency, the registered person must give notice of the absence within one week of the emergency’s occurrence, specifying the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (2).
Where—
a registered provider who manages the private dental practice; or
a registered manager,
has been absent from the private dental practice for a continuous period of 90 days or more, and the appropriate office of the registration authority has not been given notice of the absence, the registered person must give notice in writing to that office, as soon as it is practicable to do so, specifying the matters set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph (2).
The registered person must notify the appropriate office of the registration authority of the return to work of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (4) not later than 7 days after the date of that person’s return to work.