The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2000 (revoked)

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Supply of drugs and appliances at Walk-in-CentresE+W

6.—(1) F1Where drugs or appliances are supplied to a patient, [F2including during the out of hours period,] for the purposes of his treatment by a [F3prescriber] at a Walk-in-Centre the ... NHS trust[F4, NHS foundation trust], Primary Care Trust or other person responsible for the management of the Centre shall, except in the case of drugs administered or appliances fitted at the Centre and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), make and recover from the patient–

(a)in respect of an item of elastic hosiery a charge of [F5£7.10], that is to say a charge of [F6£14.20] per pair;

(b)in respect of the supply of each other appliance and each quantity of a drug, a charge of [F5£7.10].

(2) Where a charge is paid under paragraph (1), the person making the payment shall on doing so sign a declaration in writing that the relevant charge has been paid.

(3) No charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation from a patient who is exempt–

(a)under [F7paragraph 1(1)(b) to (d)] of Schedule 12 to the Act,

(b)under regulation 7, or

(c)by reason of being entitled to remission under [F8regulation 5 of the Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations],

and who, in the case described in paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 12 to the Act and in the cases described in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), completes a declaration of entitlement to such exemption or remission and provides such evidence of entitlement as the F9... NHS trust[F10, NHS foundation trust] or Primary Care Trust or other person supplying the drug or appliance may reasonably require.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, where a drug ordered on single written direction is supplied by instalments, the charge of [F11£7.10] payable for that drug shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.

(5) [F12An] NHS trust[F13, NHS foundation trust], Primary Care Trust or other person making and recovering a charge under this regulation shall, if so required by a patient, give him a receipt for the amount received on [F14the form provided for the purpose, which form] shall contain forms of declaration in support of an application for repayment and information as to whom an application for repayment shall be made.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in reg. 6(1) omitted (1.10.2002) by virtue of The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2352), regs. 1(1), 6(a)

F2Words in reg. 6(1) inserted (1.4.2005) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/578), regs. 1(1), 9(a)

F3Word in reg. 6(1) substituted (1.4.2004) by The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/865), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 26(6)

F4Words in reg. 6(1) inserted (1.4.2004) by The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/696), arts. 1(1)(b), 3(3), Sch. 3

F5Sum in reg. 6(1)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/571), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(e)

F6Sum in reg. 6(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/571), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(e)

F7Words in reg. 6(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2005) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/578), regs. 1(1), 9(b)

F8Words in reg. 6(3)(c) substituted (1.4.2005) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/578), regs. 1(1), 9(c)

F9Words in reg. 6(3) omitted (1.10.2002) by virtue of The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2352), regs. 1(1), 6(b)

F10Words in reg. 6(3) inserted (1.4.2004) by The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/696), arts. 1(1)(b), 3(3), Sch. 3

F11Sum in reg. 6(4) substituted (1.4.2008) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/571), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(e)