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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-33238

  • Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 13 January 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 January 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify whether NHS dentists need to submit a claim form to Practitioner Services within three months of a patient completing treatment in order to receive payment, and, if so, for what reason such a requirement and timeframe were introduced, and whether there are any plans to review this.


Answer

In order to ensure the efficient and timeous processing of dental payments to contractors all claims require to be submitted for payment within 3 months of the completion date of the claim.

This reflects the period from the closure of the claim for the care and treatment undertaken. As this requirement is widely understood within the sector there are no plans to review this.