uksi/2019/1432 — The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

2019 No. 1432 National Health Service, England The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 Made 30th October 2019 Laid before Parliament 31st October 2019 Coming into force 2nd December 2019 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6E(1) and (2) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 2006 . Citation and commencement 1 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. 2 These Regulations come into force on 2nd December 2019. Amendment of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 3 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. . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Caroline Dinenage Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Care 30th October 2019 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. 2012/2996 ) (“Standing Rules”) make provision for, amongst other things, the right to request a personal health budget. These Regulations amend regulation 32A of the Standing Rules. Regulation 3 extends the relevant health services for which there is a right to request a personal health budget.