From Friday 1 April 2022, stricter validation rules will come into effect for FP17Ws.
As part of these rules, the Clinical Data Set (CDS) items reported need to match the treatment band claimed. Details of which treatment band is allocated to each CDS item can be found in the following documents under the 'Changes to the FP17W (Wales) form' heading on our website:
Initially, any submissions which fail validation on the CDS will not generate an error code. Instead, a comment code will be added to your schedules (summary of forms), to advise that the information is incorrect:
| Comment code | Description |
| 011 | No treatment to justify band |
| 012 | Treatment entered higher than band |
| 013 | Reg 11 claim without appliance |
| 014 | Free Repair without repair/replaceable item |
Introducing the change this way allows for time for us to work with you and your dental system supplier to ensure a smooth introduction of these stricter validation rules.
We will contact you again before the comment codes change to error codes, resulting in your claim rejecting.
If you need support with the changes, please contact us at nhsbsa.dentalservices@nhsbsa.nhs.uk