# Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007, Section 55: Medical examinations


(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (2), after the definition of “the Department” insert—
““health care professional” means—
(a) a registered medical practitioner;
(b) a registered nurse;
(c) an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8); or
(d) a member of such other profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17) as the Department may prescribe;”.
(3) In Article 19 (medical examination required by the Department), in paragraphs (1) and (2)(b), for “medical practitioner” substitute “ health care professional approved by the Department ”.
(4) In Article 20 (medical examination required by appeal tribunal), in paragraph (2), for “medical practitioner” substitute “ health care professional approved by the Department ”.
(5) In that Article, after paragraph (2), insert—
“(2A) The power under paragraph (2) to refer a person to a health care professional approved by the Department includes power to specify the description of health care professional to whom the person is to be referred.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2007/2/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007/section-55
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