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Status:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.SCommunity Care and Health (Scotland) Act 20022002 asp 5An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as respects social care; to make provision in relation to arrangements and payments between National Health Service bodies and local authorities as respects certain of their functions; to amend the law relating to the National Health Service; and for connected purposes. Part 1 S Community careCharging and not charging for social careS1 Regulations as respects charging and not charging for social careS(1)Subject to subsection (2)(a) below, a local authority are not to charge for social care provided by them (or the provision of which is secured by them) if that social care is—
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Word in s. 1(7) substituted (7.6.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/233, art. 2Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 1(1) restricted (1.7.2002) by S.S.I. 2002/303, art. 3Commencement InformationI1S. 1 wholly in force at 1.7.2002; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27(2); s. 1(2)(7) in force at 1.4.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(1); s. 1(1)(3)-(6) in force at 1.7.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(3)AccommodationS2 Accommodation provided under 1968 Act etc.SFor the purposes of the definition of “social care” in section 22(1) and (2) of this Act, of sections 22 (charges to be made for accommodation), 26 (provision of accommodation in premises maintained by voluntary organisations) and 65 (general provisions as to application to Scotland) of the 1948 Act and of section 87(2) and (3) (charges that may be made for accommodation) of the 1968 Act, the Scottish Ministers may by regulations determine what is and what is not to be regarded as accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or under section 7 of the 1984 Act (arrangements in relation to persons who are or have been suffering from mental disorder).
3 Disregarding of resources when determining whether to make available assistance by providing residential accommodationSIn section 12 of the 1968 Act (general social welfare services of local authorities), for subsections (3A) and (3B) there is substituted—
4 Accommodation more expensive than usually providedS(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision, in relation to accommodation provided under the 1968 Act or under section 7 of the 1984 Act (functions of local authorities), for and in connection with the making of additional payments—
Prospective5 Local authority arrangements for residential accommodation outwith ScotlandS(1)In fulfilment of their duty under section 12(1) (arranging for provision of residential accommodation, etc.) or 13A(1) (arranging for provision of residential accommodation with nursing) of the 1968 Act, a local authority—
(i)as respects England and Wales, an establishment carried on or managed by a person registered in respect of it under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14); and
(i)sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) above, if that establishment is an independent hospital, in which treatment or nursing (or both) are provided for persons liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20), or a care home; and
6 Deferred payment of accommodation costsS(1)Where—
Direct paymentsS7 Direct paymentsSIn section 12B of the 1968 Act (which empowers a local authority to make direct payments to a person who is of a specified description, being a person in need, so that the person may secure the provision of a community care service)—
CarersS8 Amendment of 1968 Act: matters to be taken account of in assessment of needsSIn section 12A of the 1968 Act (duty of local authority to assess needs of adults for community care services), for paragraph (b) of subsection (1), there is substituted—
9 Amendment of 1968 Act: assessment of ability to provide care etc.S(1)In section 12A of the 1968 Act (duty of local authority to assess needs of adults for community care services), subsections (3A) to (3C) are repealed.
“12AA Assessment of ability to provide care(1)A person (“the carer”) who provides, or intends to provide, a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for another person aged eighteen or over (“the person cared for”) may, whether or not the carer is a child, request a local authority to make an assessment (“the carer’s assessment”) of the carer’s ability to provide or to continue to provide such care for that person.
12AB Duty of local authority to provide information to carer(1)Where it appears to a local authority both that—
10 Amendment of 1995 Act: matters to be taken into account in assessment of needs of child affected by disabilitySIn section 23 of the 1995 Act (assessment by local authority of needs of child affected by disability), after subsection (3) there is inserted—
11 Amendment of 1995 Act: assessment of ability to provide care for disabled child etc.S(1)For subsection (1) of section 24 of the 1995 Act (right of person who cares for disabled child to request, where an assessment of the needs of the child is being carried out, an assessment of the person’s ability to provide care), there is substituted—
12 Carer information strategiesS(1)The Scottish Ministers may require any Health Board to prepare and submit to them a strategy (a “carer information strategy”) for—
Part 2 S Joint working etc.13 Payments by NHS bodies towards certain local authority expenditureS(1)An NHS body may, on such conditions as may be prescribed, after consulting the local authority in question, make payments to a local authority towards expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the authority in connection with the performance by them of such function of that authority as may be prescribed, being a function which, in the opinion of the body—
14 Payments by local authorities towards expenditure by NHS bodies on prescribed functionsSA local authority may—
15 Delegation etc. between local authorities and NHS bodiesS(1)Any number of local authorities and NHS bodies may, in accordance with regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, enter into arrangements for—
16 Transfer of staffS(1)This section applies where, by virtue of section 15(4)(c) of this Act, a person is transferred from one entity (the “transferring authority”) to another (the “receiving authority”).
17 Scottish Ministers’ power to require delegation etc. between local authorities and NHS bodiesS(1)Subject to subsection (4)(a) of section 15 of this Act, if in the opinion of the Scottish Ministers (formed after consultation with the local authority or NHS body in question)—
Part 3 S HealthProspectiveHealth Boards’ listsS18 Services lists and supplementary listsS(1)After section 17E of the 1978 Act there is inserted—
“17EA Services lists(1)Regulations may make provision for the preparation and publication by each Health Board of one or more lists of medical practitioners approved by the Board to perform personal medical services—
17EB Application for inclusion in services list(1)No medical practitioner—
“24B Supplementary lists(1)Regulations may make provision for the preparation and publication by each Health Board of one or more lists of medical practitioners approved by the Board to assist in the provision of general medical services.
24C Application for inclusion in supplementary list(1)No medical practitioner—
19 Representations against preferential treatmentSIn Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c.46) (which applies in certain circumstances where a determination is made that a medical practitioner is to be given preferential treatment on making an application to be included in a Health Board’s medical list after ceasing to perform personal medical services in connection with the provision of such services under a pilot scheme), both—
MiscellaneousS20 Amendment of Road Traffic Act 1988 and Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999: payment for treatment of traffic casualtiesS(1)In section 157(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c.52) (payment for hospital treatment of traffic casualties), for the words “in a place to which the public have a right of access” there is substituted “ in some other public place ”.
(3)In section 1(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999 (c.3) (payment for hospital treatment of traffic casualties), after the word “road” there is inserted “ or in some other public place ”.
21 Amendment of 1978 Act: schemes for meeting losses and liabilities etc. of certain health bodiesSIn section 85B(2) of the 1978 Act (bodies in respect of which schemes for meeting losses and liabilities may be made)—
(b)after paragraph (e), there is inserted— “; and (f)the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland”.
Part 4 S General22 InterpretationS(1)In this Act—
“the 1984 Act” means the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.36);
23 RegulationsS(1)Any order under this Act is to be made by statutory instrument; and a statutory instrument containing any such order, other than an order under section 1(2)(b) or 27(2) of this Act, is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Parliament.
24 Transitional provisions etc.S(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes, or in consequence, of this Act or of any order or regulations made under this Act.
25 Minor and consequential amendments and repealsSSchedule 2 to this Act, which contains minor amendments and repeals and amendments and repeals consequential on the provisions of this Act, has effect.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI2S. 25 wholly in force at 1.6.2003; s. 25 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27(2); s. 25 in force for specified purposes at 1.4.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(1); s. 25 in force for further specified purposes at 1.7.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(3); s. 25 in force for further specified purposes at 1.6.2003 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(5)26 Guidance and directionsSWithout prejudice to—
27 Short title and commencementS(1)This Act may be cited as the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Subordinate Legislation MadeP1S. 27(2) power fully exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2SCHEDULE 1S Social care not ordinarily charged for(introduced by section 1(1)(c))1As regards the personal hygiene of the person cared for—S(a)shaving;(b)cleaning teeth (whether or not they are artificial) by means of a brush or dental floss and (in the case of artificial teeth) by means of soaking;(c)providing assistance in rinsing the mouth;(d)keeping finger nails and toe nails trimmed;(e)assisting the person with going to the toilet or with using a bedpan or other receptacle;(f)where the person is fitted with a catheter or stoma, providing such assistance as is requisite to ensure cleanliness and that the skin is kept in a favourable hygienic condition;(g)where the person is incontinent—(i)the consequential making of the person’s bed and consequential changing and laundering of the person’s bedding and clothing; and(ii)caring for the person’s skin to ensure that it is not adversely affected.2As regards the person’s eating requirements—S(a)assisting with the preparation of food;(b)assisting in the fulfilment of special dietary needs.3If the person is immobile or substantially immobile, dealing with the problems of that immobility.S4If the person requires medical treatment, assisting with medication, as for example by—S(a)applying creams or lotions;(b)administering eye drops;(c)applying dressings in cases where this can be done without the physical involvement of a registered nurse or of a medical practitioner;(d)assisting with the administration of oxygen as part of a course of therapy.5With regard to the person’s general well-being—S(a)assisting with getting dressed;(b)assisting with surgical appliances, prosthesis and mechanical and manual equipment;(c)assisting with getting up and with going to bed;(d)the provision of devices to help memory and of safety devices;(e)behaviour management and psychological support.SCHEDULE 2S Minor and consequential amendments and repeals(introduced by section 25)Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)S1(1)The 1968 Act is amended as follows.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI3Sch. 2 para. 1 wholly in force at 1.6.2003; Sch. 2 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27(2); Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(4) in force at 1.4.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(1); Sch. 2 para. 1(5) in force at 1.7.2002 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(3); Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(3) in force at 1.6.2003 by S.S.I. 2002/170, art. 2(5)ProspectiveNational Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)S2(1)The 1978 Act is amended as follows.
(a)in subsection (1), for the words “a list kept by that Board of the names of medical practitioners undertaking to provide general medical services for persons in the Board’s area” there is substituted “ the Board’s medical list ”; and
(b)in subsection (1A), for the words “the list kept by any Health Board” there is substituted “ a Health Board’s medical list ”.
(a)in subsection (2)(a), after the word “inclusion” there is inserted “— (i)in the case of a medical practitioner other than one mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 29, in any of the Health Board’s lists within paragraphs (a) and (aa) of that subsection (whether or not including the list to which the case relates); and
(b)in subsection (2)(b), for the words from “in” to the end there is substituted “— (i)in the case of a medical practitioner other than one so mentioned, in all lists within those paragraphs (a) and (aa); and
(c)in subsection (3), after the word “provision” there is inserted “ , or as the case may be performance, ”.
(a)after the word “providing” there is inserted “ , or as the case may be performing, ”;
(b)for the words “any corresponding authority” there is substituted “ a reference to any authority which ”; and
(i)after the word “under”, where it first occurs, there is inserted “ or by virtue of ”;
(ii)for the words “those provisions” there is substituted “ or by virtue of— ” and the following sub-paragraphs—
(iii)after the word “provide” there is inserted “ , approved to assist in providing or approved to perform ”; and
(i)after the word “provision”, in each of the two places where it occurs, there is inserted “ , assistance in provision or performance ”; and
(b)in subsection (3)(c), after the word “provision” there is inserted “ or performance ”; and
(c)in subsection (6)(a), after the word “provide” there is inserted “ , approved to assist in providing or approved to perform ”.
(b)in subsection (3), for the words “32(A)(3)” there is substituted “ 32A(3) ”.
(i)after the words “prepared under” there is inserted “ or by virtue of ”; and
(ii)after the word “Part” there is inserted “ or Part I ”;
(b)in subsection (2)(a), for the words “this Part” there is substituted “ or by virtue of this Part or Part I ”; and
(c)in each of those subsections, after the word “provide” there is inserted “ , approved to assist in providing or approved to perform ”.
ProspectiveNational Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c.46)S3In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (amendments of enactments), paragraph 57, in so far as providing for a definition of the expression “medical list”, is repealed.
ProspectiveHealth Act 1999 (c.8)S4In Schedule 4 to the Health Act 1999 (amendments of enactments), paragraph 52(b) is repealed.