art 13 Treatment commenced before 1 April 2006
(1) Where care and treatment is commenced under section 35 arrangements or, as the case may be, a pilot scheme agreement, before 1 April 2006 and is not completed on 31 March 2006, the contractor will use its best endeavours to complete that treatment under its general dental services contract in accordance with paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 1 or, as the case may be, paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 3 to the GDS Contracts Regulations. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), where treatment specified in a treatment plan provided in accordance with— (a) paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations (as amended by article 27); or (b) the PDS Directions as modified by article 28, is not completed by 1 April 2006 that plan will, after that date, be treated as though it were a treatment plan provided in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the GDS Contracts Regulations and with regard to it, the requirements in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph were satisfied. (3) Where treatment specified in a treatment plan in respect of orthodontic care and treatment provided in accordance with— (a) paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1992 Regulations (as amended by article 27); or (b) the PDS Directions (as modified by article 28), is not completed by 1 April 2006 that plan will, after that date, be treated as though it were a treatment plan provided in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the GDS Contracts Regulations and with regard to it, the requirements in sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph were satisfied. (4) Where care and treatment is commenced prior to 1 April 2006 and continues or is completed on or after that date, all of that care and treatment provided will be treated as though it were a course of treatment or, as the case may be, an orthodontic course of treatment provided in accordance with the GDS Contracts Regulations.