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CC consults on national tariff methodology rules
The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on its draft rules of procedure for dealing with regulatory references from Monitor in relation to the NHS national tariff methodology.
Monitor (the sector regulator for health care services) and NHS England have assumed responsibility for determining pricing for NHS health care services from 2014/15. Before publishing the national tariff Monitor must consult on various aspects, including the method or methods it proposes to use for determining the national prices of specified NHS health care services.
If a sufficient number of the clinical commissioning groups or relevant providers object to Monitor’s proposed method, Monitor is not permitted to publish the national tariff. Instead Monitor must either reconsider the method and reconsult on revised proposals or refer the proposed method to the CC for redetermination.
The consultation document, which is available here, sets out the CC’s rules of procedure for determining cases where Monitor does make a reference to the CC. The draft rules cover issues such as the timetable, approach to receiving submissions and costs.
Responses to this consultation are invited in writing by 5 December 2013 to Clare.Fawcett@cc.gsi.gov.uk or:
Clare Fawcett
Competition Commission
Victoria House
Southampton Row
London
WC1B 4AD
Notes to editors
1. The CC is an independent public body which carries out investigations into mergers, markets and the regulated industries.
2. On 1 April 2014 the functions of the CC along with many of the functions of the Office of Fair Trading will be transferred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and these bodies abolished. The CMA Transition team is proposing to put the finalized rules and any accompanying guidance to the CMA Board for adoption by the CMA. Those adopted guidance documents will, however, be kept under review once the CMA is in operation, in the light of its developing practice and case experience.
3. Enquiries should be directed to Rory Taylor or Siobhan Allen on 020 7271 0242.
