§ ?.After section 43 of the 1977 Act them shall be inserted
§ "Conditional inclusion in medical, dental, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical lists
§ 43ZA.—(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide—
- (a) that if a person is to be included in a list referred to in subsection (3), he is to be subject, while he remains included in the list, to conditions determined by the Health Authority,
- (b) for the Health Authority to vary that person's terms of service for the purpose of or in connection with the imposition of any such Conditions,
- (c) for the Health Authority to vary the conditions or impose different ones,
- (d) for the consequences of foiling to comply with a condition (including removal from the list), and
- (e) for the review by the Health Authority of any decision made by virtue of the regulations.
§ (2) The imposition of conditions must be with a view to—
- (a) preventing any prejudice to the efficiency of the services in question, or
- (b) preventing any acts or omissions within section 49F(3)(a) below.
§ (3) The lists in question are—
- (a) a list of persons undertaking to provide general medical services,
- (b) a list of persons undertaking to provide general dental services,
- (c) a list of persons undertaking to provide general ophthalmic services,
- (d) a list of persons undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services.
§ (4) If regulations do so provide, they must also provide for an appeal by the person in question to the FHSAA against the Health Authority's decision—
- (a) to impose conditions, or any particular condition,
- (b) to vary a condition,
- (c) to vary his terms of service,
- (d) to remove him from the list for breach of condition, and the appeal shall be by way of redetermination of the Health Authority's decision.
§ (5) The regulations may provide for any such decision not to have effect until the determination by the FHSAA of any appeal against it.".'.—[Mr. Denham.]
§ Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.