Contents
1Title, commencement application and interpretation#
(1)The title of these Regulations is the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and they come into force on 1 April 2006.
(2)These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
(3)In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” (“y prif Reoliadau”) means the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2001.
2Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations#
(1)Regulation 8 of the principal Regulations (exemptions) is amended as follows.
(2)For paragraph (1) substitute the following—“1 Subject to paragraph (3), no charge will be payable under regulations 3, 4, 6 or 7 by—a a person who is under 16 years of age;b a person who is under 19 years of age and who is receiving qualifying full-time education within the meaning of paragraph 7 of Schedule 12 to the Act;c a person who is under 25 years of age and who presents—i a Welsh prescription form, orii a batch issue relating to a Welsh repeatable prescription;d a person who has attained the age of 60 years;e a woman with a valid exemption certificate issued by a Local Health Board on the ground that she is an expectant mother or has within the last twelve months given birth to a live child or a child registrable as still-born under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 or with a valid exemption certificate issued under equivalent arrangements having effect in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland;f a person with a valid exemption certificate issued by a Local Health Board on the ground that he or she is suffering from one of more of the following conditions—i permanent fistula (including caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy or ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or an appliance;ii the following disorders—• forms of hypoadrenalism (including Addison’s disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential• diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism• diabetes mellitus — except where treatment is by diet alone• hypoarathyroidism• myasthenia gravis• myxoedemaiii epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy;iv a continuing physical disability which prevents the patient from leaving his or her residence without the help of another person;or by a person with a valid exemption certificate issued under equivalent arrangements having effect in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland;g a person with a valid exemption certificate issued by the National Assembly in respect of the supply of drugs and appliances for the treatment of accepted disablement, but in either case only in respect of those supplies to which the certificate relates;h a person with a valid pre-payment certificate or with a valid pre-payment certificate granted under equivalent arrangements having effect in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland”
(3)In paragraph (2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a) for “in any of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) or (e)” substitute “in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) or (g)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “sub-paragraphs (a) to (f)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (a) to (h)”.
(4)In paragraph (3A) for “paragraph (1)(a) or (b)” substitute “paragraph (1)(a) to (d)”.
3Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations#
(1)Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations (Certificates of exemption — application and issue) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph (1)—
(a)for “regulation 8(1)(c), (d) or (e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(e), (f) or (g)”;
(b)for “sub-paragraph (c) or (d)” substitute “sub-paragraph (e) or (f)”; and
(c)for “under sub-paragraph (e)” substitute “under sub-paragraph (g)”.
(3)In paragraph (2) for “sub-paragraph (c)” substitute “sub-paragraph (e)”.
(4)In paragraph (3)—
(a)for “regulation 8(1)(a) or (b)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(a) to (d)”;
(b)for “regulation 8(1)(d)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(f)”.
(5)In paragraph (4) for “regulation 8(1)(e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(g)”.
4Amendment of regulation 10 of the principal Regulations#
(1)Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (Pre-payment certificates) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph (3) for “regulation 8(1)(f)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(h)”.
(3)In paragraph (6)(a) for “regulation 8(1)(b) to (e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(d) to (g)”.
(4)In paragraph 10(a) for “regulation 8(1)(b) to (e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(d) to (g)”.
(5)In paragraph 14(b)(i) for “regulation 8(1)(b) to (e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(d) to (g)”.
(6)In paragraph 14(c)(i) for “regulation 8(1)(b) to (e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(d) to (g)”.
5Amendment of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations#
In regulation 11(3) of the principal Regulations (repayment of charges) for “regulation 8(1)(e)” substitute “regulation 8(1)(g)”.
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