4.—(1) In this paragraph, “signed” includes signature with a prescriber’s advanced electronic signature.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, where—
(a)any person presents a non-electronic prescription form which contains—
(i)an order for an appliance, not being a restricted availability appliance, signed by a prescriber, or
(ii)an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by a prescriber and including the reference “SLS”, “Selected List Scheme” or “Drug Tariff”, or
(b)an NHS appliance contractor receives an electronic repeatable prescription complying with the ETP service which contains an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) and—
(i)any person requests the provision of an appliance in accordance with that prescription, or
(ii)the NHS appliance contractor has previously arranged with the patient that they will dispense that prescription on receipt,
an NHS appliance contractor must, with reasonable promptness, provide such of the appliances so ordered as they supply in the normal course of business.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a non-electronic repeatable prescription for appliances is to be taken to be presented even if the person who wishes to obtain the appliances does not present that prescription, where—
(a)the NHS appliance contractor has that prescription in their possession, and
(b)that person presents, or the NHS appliance contractor has in their possession, an associated batch issue.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2020, see reg. 1(2)(b)