Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015: Registration Fees: Approval Request from Minister for Treasury and Resources

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A decision made 11 January 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2016-0002
Decision Summary Title :	Dental care professionals registration fees		Date of Decision Summary:	6 January 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Professional and Care Regulation		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	-
Written Report Title :	Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 – Proposed Registration Fees		Date of Written Report:	5 January 2016
Written Report Author:	Head of Professional and Care Regulation		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 - registration fees determined by the Minister.
Decision(s): The HSSD Minister decided, in accordance Financial Directions 4.1, to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the proposed registration fees to be charged under the new Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015
Reason(s) for Decision: The Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 provides for the registration of dental care professionals aligning Jersey Law with equivalent profession registration with the General Dental Council in the UK. Under the Law, as well as dentists, six additional of classes of dental care professionals are permitted to practise dentistry. The costs associated with implementing the new regulatory regime will be met through applying a registration fee in accordance with the States decision in relation to P89/2015. The proposed registration fee, which is payable annually is £55. This is calculated on a cost recovery basis and in accordance with Financial Directions 4.1 the income will not exceed the cost of service provision.
Resource Implications: The income raised from fees will contribute to the costs of administering the registration process
Action required: Treasury and Resources Minister to give consideration to the proposed new charges
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015: Registration Fees: Approval Request from Minister for Treasury and Resources

STATES OF JERSEY HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

REPORT

TITLE: Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 – Proposed Registration Fees

DATE: 5 January 2016

Background

The Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 was adopted by the States on 22 September 2015, Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council on 9 December 2015 and Registered by the Royal Court on 18 December 2015.

The new Law will require the classes of Dental Care Professionals currently regulated by the General Dental Council in the UK, to be registered in Jersey these are:

Clincial Dental Technician
Dental Hygienist
Dental Nurse
Dental Technician
Dental Therapist
Orthodontic Therapist

The Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 was approved by the States in September and registered in the Royal court on 18 December 2015. Under the new Law, a dental care professional’s registration expires on 31 December and must be renewed annually. Under Article 8 of the Law there is provision for the Minister to ‘determine’ a fee to be charged and accompany the application for registration or renewal of registration. The registration fee is intendended to cover the cost of implementation of the new Law as set out in P.89/2015 and the report accompanying the Draft Law.

Proposed Fee

The HSSD Minister has therefore determined that, subject to approval from the Treasury and Resources Minister, the registration fee should be set at £55.00. This charge was calculated on the full cost per registration based on direct and indirect staffing, online registration database licence, server and support fees, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs.

Dental Registration Costing Based on registration processing time of 1 hour*
	Total fte/hr
Direct Staff Costs Including 15% to cover holidays etc.	£23.75
Direct OH Office/Stationary/Telephone/IT licensing and support	£17.09
Indirect Staff Costs Including senior management oversight	£4.05
Indirect OH Calculated at 25% of total costs	£10.21
Total Costs	£55.10
Rounded Proposed Fee	£55.00

* Includes all aspects of registration including dealing with queries, complaints, legislation and policy development as well as admininstration processing

The full amount came out at £55.10 and was rounded to £55.00.

Proportionality of fees

The registration fee will offset the costs associated with regulation that otherwise would be borne by the taxpayer. The proposed fee is fair and equates to approximately £1.06 per week per practitioner. Charges for an appointment with a dental hygienst vary between £59 - £95.00 per visit.