Contents
1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) and (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004 and will come into force on 6th April 2004.
(2)In these Regulations —• “the 1988 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1988”) means the National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988;• “the 1997 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1997”) means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997;• “the 1986 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1986”) means the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986.
(3)These Regulations apply to Wales only.
2Amendment of regulation 4 of the 1988 Regulations#
In regulation 4(2)(j) of the 1988 Regulations (description of persons entitled to full remission and payment), for “requirements equal or exceed his or her income resources”, substitute “income resources do not exceed his or her requirements or exceed his or her requirements by fifty per cent or less of the amount of the charge specified in regulation 3(1)(b) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000”.
3Amendment of regulation 8 of the 1997 Regulations#
In regulation 8(3)(e) of the 1997 Regulations (eligibility — supply of optical appliances), after “requirements as so calculated”, insert “or exceed his requirements as so calculated by fifty per cent or less of the amount of the charge specified in regulation 3(1)(b) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000”.
4Amendment of regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations#
In regulation 13(2)(e) of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests — eligibility), for “or equal to his requirements as so calculated”, substitute “his requirements as so calculated or exceed his requirements as so calculated by fifty per cent or less of the amount of the charge specified in regulation 3(1)(b) (supply of drugs and appliances by chemists) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000”.
5Use of these Regulations#
(1)Where a person’s entitlement to payment of National Health Service travelling expenses or the full remission of a National Health Service charge under regulation 4 of the 1988 Regulations is determined on or after the 6th April 2004, it must be determined in accordance with the amendment made by regulation 2 of these Regulations irrespective of when the charge is made or the National Health Service travelling expenses are incurred.
(2)Where a person’s entitlement to a payment for or towards the cost of an optical appliance under regulation 8 of the 1997 Regulations, or a person’s eligibility for a sight test under regulation 13 of the 1986 Regulations is determined on or after the 6th April 2004, such entitlement or eligibility must be determined in accordance with the amendments made by regulations 3 or 4 of these Regulations.
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