National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012

These regulations, among other things, set out the situations in which the duty on a CCG imposed by s117 can be imposed on a different CCG. The main consideration is where the patient is provided with primary medical services. Various in-force dates (Part 4 relates to mental health after-care services and is in force on 1/2/13).

Situations

CCG B is responsible instead of CCG A for patients under the following provisions:

1. Regulation 14(2)(a) (see s3(1A) National Health Service Act 2006):

(a) Patients provided with primary medical services by a member of CCG B;

(b) Patients who usually reside in the CCG B's area and are not provided with primary medical services by a member of any clinical commissioning group.

2. Regulation 14(2)(b):

(a) Children coming within paragraphs 4 or 8 of Schedule 1.

(b) People present in the CCG's area who are resident outside the United Kingdom and not provided with primary medical services by a member of any CCG.

(c) People resident in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and present in the CCG's area who are qualifying patients under s130C MHA 1983 and are not provided with primary medical services by a member of any CCG.

(d) Qualifying patients within the meaning of s130C MHA 1983 who are liable to be detained under that Act in a hospital or registered establishment in the CCG's area

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