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Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 392 (S.46)

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1989 No. 392 (S.46)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND

The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

Made9th March 1989
Laid before Parliament10th March 1989
Coming into force1st April 1989


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
GENERAL
1. Citation, commencement and interpretation.
PART II
CHARGES
2. Charges for glasses and contact lenses.
PART III
PAYMENTS FOR COST OF SIGHT TESTS
3. Eligibility—sight tests.
4. Completion and use of voucher—sight tests.
5. Payments to sight testers.
6. Payments to patients in respect of sight tests.
7. Redemption value—voucher for sight tests.
PART IV
PAYMENTS FOR COST OF SUPPLY OF OPTICAL APPLIANCES
8. Eligibility—supply of optical appliances.
9. Issue of vouchers by ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians.
10. Issue of vouchers by Health Boards.
11. Issue of vouchers by Health Boards in connection with the hospital eye service.
12. Use of vouchers for supply of optical appliances.
13. Payments to suppliers.
14. Payments to patients in Health Board cases.
15. Redemption value of voucher—supply of optical appliances.
PART V
PAYMENTS FOR COST OF REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF OPTICAL APPLIANCES
16. Eligibility—replacement or repair.
17. Completion of vouchers.
18. Use of vouchers for replacement or repair.
19. Payments to suppliers—replacement or repair.
20. Redemption value of voucher—replacement or repair.
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
21. Amounts wrongly paid.
22. Signatures.
23. Revocations.

 Schedule 1 Voucher letter codes and face values.

 Schedule 2 Voucher values—repair.

 Schedule 3 Prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances.

 Schedule 4 Regulations revoked.

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