The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) Regulations 2013

Approval of qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners

43.—(1) A medical practitioner who wishes to be recognised as an ophthalmic medical practitioner must apply to the Committee for its approval of that person’s qualifications and experience and must give to the Committee such particulars of those qualifications and experience as the Committee may require.

(2) The Committee must consider and determine that applicant’s application and within 2 months after the date of the application must inform that applicant of its determination.

(3) If the Committee is satisfied that the applicant possesses the qualifications and experience prescribed by regulation 42 it must approve the applicant as an ophthalmic medical practitioner.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 42, a medical practitioner who has the prescribed qualifications for the purposes of providing general ophthalmic services in Scotland under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1), in Northern Ireland under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(2) or in Wales under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(3) must be approved as an ophthalmic medical practitioner.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (2) the date of the application is the later of—

(a) the date on which a completed application with all necessary supporting details is received by the Committee; or

(b) if the Committee require any further particulars from the applicant, the date on which the Committee receive all the particulars which it requires.

(1)

1978 c. 29.

(2)

1972 No. 1265 (N.I. 14).

(3)

2006 c. 42.