Health Service (Specialist Medical Benefit) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014

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The Health Service (Specialist Medical Benefit) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 29^th day of October, 2014[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4 and 35 of the Health Service (Benefit) (Guernsey) Law, 1990, as amended[b] and all other powers enabling them, hereby order:-

Amendment of the Schedule to the Ordinance of 1995.

1. (1) In the Schedule to the Ordinance of 1995 -

(a) in paragraph 1, for paragraph (e), as inserted by way of exception from, adaptation of or modification to the Law of 1990 by the Ordinance of 1995, substitute -

""(e) any sums payable by the States pursuant to the provisions of -

(i) the Contract,

(ii) an approved visiting medical specialist arrangement, or

(iii) an approved primary care mental health and wellbeing service arrangement."",

(b) in paragraph 2, for section 5B(a), as inserted by way of exception from, adaptation of or modification to the Law of 1990 by the Ordinance of 1995, substitute -

"(a) unless the consultation, treatment, procedure or entitlement in question is provided by -

(i) an approved medical practitioner or approved nurse pursuant to the provisions of the Contract,

(ii) an approved visiting medical specialist pursuant to the provisions of an approved visiting medical specialist arrangement, or

(iii) an approved primary care mental health and wellbeing practitioner pursuant to the provisions of an approved primary care mental health and wellbeing arrangement, and", and

(c) in paragraph 3, in subparagraph (ba), immediately before the definition of "approved visiting medical specialist", as inserted by way of exception from, adaptation of or modification to the Law of 1990 by the Ordinance of 1995, insert the following -

""approved primary care mental health and wellbeing practitioner" means a primary care mental health and wellbeing practitioner approved by the Authority for the purpose of this Law,

"approved primary care mental health and wellbeing service arrangement" means an arrangement for the provision of specialist medical benefit made between the Authority and the States Health and Social Services Department,".

Interpretation.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, except where the context otherwise requires -

"the Law of 1990" means the Health Service (Benefit) (Guernsey) Law, 1990, and

"the Ordinance of 1995" means the Health Service (Specialist Medical Benefit) Ordinance, 1995[c].

(2) Any reference in this Ordinance to an enactment is a reference thereto as from time to time amended, re-enacted (with or without modification), extended or applied.

(3) The Interpretation (Guernsey) Law, 1948[d] applies to the interpretation of this Ordinance throughout the Islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Jethou.

Citation.

3. This Ordinance may be cited as the Health Service (Specialist Medical Benefit) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014.

Commencement.

4. This Ordinance shall come into force on the 1^st January, 2015.

[a]	Article V of Billet d'État No. XXI of 2014.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXXII, p. 192; Vol. XLIII(1), p. 246; Order in Council No. II of 2011; Recueil d'Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p. 177; Ordinance No. XLII of 2013 - there are other amendments and modifications made by Ordinances not relevant to this Ordinance.
[c]	Recueil d’Ordonnances Tome XXVI, p. 484; Tome XXIX, pp. 200 and 406 and Ordinance No. XLII of 2013.
[d]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 355.