The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

• Citation: S.I. 2019/1432
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019.

Section 2 Citation and commencement

These Regulations come into force on 2nd December 2019.

Section 3 Amendment of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012

The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.

(1) In regulation 32A (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “relevant health service”, after “(a) Continuing Care for Children” delete “or”,

(b) in the definition of “relevant health service”, after “(b) NHS Continuing Healthcare” remove the full stop and insert “;”,

(c) in the definition of “relevant health service”, after “(b) NHS Continuing Healthcare;” insert—

(c) Section 117 Aftercare; or

(d) Wheelchair Services.

(d) after the definition of “relevant health service”, insert---

“Section 117 After-care” means that part of a package of care which is arranged and funded by a relevant body for a person to whom section 117(1) of the 1983 Act applies; and

“Wheelchair Services” means services which are arranged and funded by a relevant body for a person with a medically recognised long term disability who for their health and wellbeing requires a wheelchair or specialist buggy to carry out normal day-to-day activities.