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The Mental Health (Primary Care Referrals and Eligibility to Conduct Primary Mental Health Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2012 No. 1305 (W. 166) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
2012 No. 1305 (W.166)
The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(6)(a), 47(1)(a) and (2), and 52(2) of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010(1).
A draft of this instrument has been laid before the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 52(5)(b) of the Measure, and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
PART 1 —GENERAL
a registered medical practitioner under arrangements made between a registered medical practitioner and a person responsible for the provision or running of a contracted out prison (within the meaning of section 84(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991(2)) in Wales; or
“the 2006 Act” (“Deddf 2006”) means the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(3);
“the Measure” (“y Mesur”) means the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010(4).
3.—(1) Subject to section 8(1) of the Measure(5), a primary care provider may refer any person—
SCHEDULEPROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(b)a first or second level nurse, registered in Sub-Part 1 or Sub-Part 2 of the Register maintained under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(6), with the inclusion of an entry indicating that his or her field of practice is mental health or learning disabilities nursing;
(c)an occupational therapist who is registered in Part 6 of the Register maintained under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001(7);
Section 6 of the Measure enables general practitioners to refer patients who are registered with them to a local mental health partner for the area where the patient is usually resident for a primary mental health assessment.
Section 7(6)(a) of the Measure gives Welsh Ministers the power to specify further categories of individual whom primary care providers may refer for a primary mental health assessment.
In reliance upon the power contained in section 7(6)(a) of the Measure, regulation 3(1) provides that a primary care provider may refer any person who is entitled to primary medical services provided under Part 4 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 for a primary mental health assessment if that person appears to be in need of such an assessment. The only exception to this is for categories of individual who fall within the descriptions set out in section 8(1) of the Measure which includes individuals liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and individuals receiving secondary mental health services.
Regulation 3(2) provides that the primary care provider must, if it makes a referral for a primary mental health assessment, make the referral to the Local Health Board or the Local Authority for the local authority area where the primary care provider carries on the majority of its business or activities.
Regulation 3(1) is widely drafted to enable a primary care provider to make a referral in respect of any person who appears to be in need of a primary mental health assessment. Persons whom a primary care provider would be able to refer in accordance with regulation 3(1) would include persons from vulnerable groups such as asylum seekers, homeless persons; gypsies and travellers; prisoners; migrant workers and students. Regulation 3(1) also enables a primary care provider to refer persons who are not registered with his or her practice or to refer persons who are registered with another provider of primary medical services (or equivalent services) whether in Wales or elsewhere.
Section 47(1)(b) of the Measure gives Welsh Ministers the power to make regulations making provision about the eligibility of individuals to carry out primary mental health assessments under section 9 of the Measure.
Part 3 of the Regulations makes provision about the eligibility requirements that a person must meet before a person may carry out a primary mental health assessment. Professional requirements that a person must satisfy are set out in the Schedule.
The Welsh Ministers' Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result a Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy may be obtained from the Mental Health and Vulnerable Groups Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, CF10 3NQ.