Care homes 40 Visits to or by care home residents 15 (1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is modified as follows. (2) In section 78 (regulations: care services), after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) The Scottish Ministers must exercise the power under subsection (2) to require providers of care home services to comply with any direction (“visiting direction”) issued by the Ministers about either or both of— 20 (a) visits to residents of accommodation provided by a care home service, (b) visits by residents of accommodation provided by a care home service. (2B) The Scottish Ministers— (a) must, before issuing a visiting direction, consult Public Health Scotland and any other person the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate, 25 (b) may vary or revoke a visiting direction.”.