The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Supply of drugs and appliances to out-patients

5.—(1) A Health Board which supplies an out-patient attending hospital with appliances or drugs (to be administered outwith the hospital), shall make and recover from the out-patient–

(a) in respect of the supply of an appliance specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 or Schedule 2, the charge specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 in respect of that appliance; and

(b) in respect of the supply of each quantity of a drug and each appliance not so specified, a charge of £6.85,

except where the out-patient or person on the out-patient’s behalf, declares that the out-patient is entitled to exemption.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, where a quantity of a drug supplied by a hospital against an order on one prescription form is to be supplied by instalments during a period of not more than 14 days, only one charge shall be payable and it shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.

(3) A Health Board which makes and recovers a charge under paragraph (1) or (2) shall, if required by the patient, give the patient a receipt for the amount paid, on a form provided for the purpose by the Health Board, which contains forms of declaration in support of an application for a refund.