Amendments proposed to the Care Standards Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

17

Clause     21,     page     12,     line     29,     at end insert—

      '( ) as to the promotion and implementation of effective infection control policies;'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

24

Clause     21,     page     12,     line     30,     after first 'the', insert 'active'.

   

Mr John Hutton

65

Clause     21,     page     12,     line     46,     after 'of' insert 'documents and'.

   

Mr John Hutton

66

Clause     21,     page     13,     line     33,     at end insert—

      '( ) make provision requiring arrangements to be made by the person who carries on, or manages, a care home for securing that any nursing provided by the home is of appropriate quality and meets appropriate standards.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

14

Clause     21,     page     13,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(1) make provision requiring the person who carries on, or manages, an independent hospital or independent clinic to ensure procedures, agreed with the medical practitioners working in that establishment, are in place to implement clinical governance in respect of that establishment.'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

35

Clause     22,     page     14,     line     2,     at end add 'and in doing so shall seek and have regard for the views of service users and providers'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

15

Clause     22,     page     14,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '( ) In preparing the standards the appropriate minister shall have regard to the needs and views of people with multiple physical or sensory impairments.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

31

Clause     22,     page     14,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(1A) The appropriate Minister shall prepare and publish statements on the use of standard assessment tools to ensure consistency and transparency in the assessment of a person's care needs.'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

32

Clause     22,     page     14,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(1B) In preparing statements of standards the appropriate Minister shall include specific guidance on behaviour management in the relevant care setting.'.


   

Mr John Hutton

67

Clause     25,     page     14,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(3) No person shall, with intent to deceive any person, in any way describe or hold out an establishment or agency as able to provide any service or do any thing the provision or doing of which would contravene a condition for the time being in force by virtue of this Part in respect of the establishment or agency.

    (4) A person who contravenes subsection (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.'.


   

Mr John Hutton

68

Clause     27,     page     15,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '( ) Proceedings for an offence under this Part or regulations made under it may be brought within a period of six months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant the proceedings came to his knowledge; but no such proceedings shall be brought by virtue of this subsection more than three years after the commission of the offence.'.


   

Mr John Hutton

69

Clause     28,     page     15,     line     19,     after 'officer' insert 'or member'.


   

Mr John Hutton

70

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     34,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

71

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     46,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.


   

Mr John Hutton

72

Clause     37,     page     19,     line     13,     leave out from 'home)' to end of line 17 and insert—

      '(a) in subsection (1), after "(3)" there is inserted "and (3A)",

      (b) in subsection (2), for "subsection (1) above" there is substituted "this section",

      (c) in subsection (3)(e)(ii), "dental practitioner or" is omitted; and

      (d) after subsection (3) there is inserted—

            "(3A) The definition in subsection (1) above does not include any premises used, or intended to be used, wholly or mainly by a dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients unless subsection (3B) or (3C) below applies.

            (3B) This subsection applies if—

            (a) the premises are also used, or intended to be used, by that or another dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients under general anaesthesia; and

            (b) the premises are not used, or intended to be used, by any dental practitioner for the purpose of treating his patients under general anaesthesia—

                (i) in pursuance of the National Health Service Act 1977; or

                (ii) under an agreement made in accordance with Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997.

            (3C) This subsection applies if the premises are used, or intended to be used, for the provision of treatment by specially controlled techniques and are not excepted by regulations under subsection (3)(g) above."'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

25

Clause     39,     page     19,     line     27,     at end add ', and including complementary therapies and nurse-led services.'.


   

Mr John Hutton

73

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     13,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.

   

Mr John Hutton

74

Clause     41,     page     20,     line     17,     after 'any' insert 'documents or'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

33

Clause     45,     page     22,     line     32,     leave out 'and (2)' and insert ', (2) and (3)'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

26

Clause     50,     page     23,     line     25,     at end insert '; and

      (c) the earliest practical registration of all social care workers'.

   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

27

Clause     50,     page     23,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The appropriate Minister and the Assembly shall issue guidance to each Council setting out training targets and arrangements for the payment of monies to assist with the costs of training care workers by all providers.'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

28

Clause     51,     page     24,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '(f) health care assistants registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visitors.'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

29

Clause     52,     page     24,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Before the Council is established the appropriate Minister shall publish a report setting out when each description of social care worker will be opened for registration.'.


   

Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Peter Brand

30

Clause     71,     page     45,     line     19,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Where a referral involves a care worker who is also on the nursing register the provider shall also refer the care worker to the nursing registration authority.'.


   

Mr John Hutton

46

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     11,     at end insert—

      ' "community home" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

47

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     15,     at end insert—

      ' "to foster a child privately" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

48

Clause     100,     page     62,     line     27,     at end insert—

      ' "local authority foster parent" has the same meaning as in the 1989 Act;'.

   

Mr John Hutton

49

Clause     100,     page     63,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3A) For the purposes of this Act, the person who carries on a fostering agency falling within section 4(4)(b), or a voluntary adoption agency, is the voluntary organisation itself.

    (3B) References in this Act to a person who carries on an establishment or agency include references to a person who carries it on otherwise than for profit.

    (3C) For the purposes of this Act, a community home which is provided by a voluntary organisation shall be taken to be carried on by—

      (a) the person who equips and maintains it; and

      (b) if the appropriate Minister determines that the body of managers for the home, or a specified member of that body, is also to be treated as carrying on the home, that body or member.

    (3D) Where a community home is provided by a voluntary organisation, the appropriate Minister may determine that for the purposes of this Act the home is to be taken to be managed solely by—

      (a) any specified member of the body of managers for the home; or

      (b) any other specified person on whom functions are conferred under the home's instrument of management.

    (3E) A determination under subsection (3C) or (3D) may be made either generally or in relation to a particular home or class of homes.'.

 
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