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18. In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)after the definition of “appliance”, insert the following definition—
““batch issue” means a form provided by a Primary Care Trust and issued by a doctor at the same time as a repeatable prescription to enable a chemist to receive payment for the provision of repeat dispensing services, which is in the format specified in Part 2 of Schedule 6B(1) to the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992, and which—
is generated by a computer and not signed by a doctor;
relates to a particular repeatable prescription and contains the same date as that prescription;
forms part of a sequence of batch issues, the number of batch issues being equal to the number of occasions on which the drugs or appliances ordered on the repeatable prescription may be provided; and
specifies a number denoting its place in the sequence referred to in paragraph (c);”, and
(ii)for the definition of “prescription form”(2) substitute the following definitions—
““prescription form” means, subject to regulation 2A, a form provided by an NHS trust or a Primary Care Trust and issued by a doctor, dentist, supplementary prescriber or independent nurse prescriber to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services and—
includes a prescription form provided and issued under equivalent arrangements having effect in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland; and
does not include a repeatable prescription;
“repeat dispensing services” means pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services which involve the provision of drugs or appliances by a chemist in accordance with a repeatable prescription;
“repeatable prescription” means a prescription contained in a form provided by a Primary Care Trust and issued by a doctor to enable a person to obtain pharmaceutical services or local pharmaceutical services, which is in the format specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6B to the National Health Service (General Medical Service) Regulations 1992, and which—
is generated by a computer but signed by a doctor, and
indicates that the drugs or appliances ordered on that form may be provided more than once, and specifies the number of occasions on which they may be provided;”; and
(b)in paragraph (3), after “one prescription form” insert “, or on one repeatable prescription (but only where the supply is against one batch issue relating to that repeatable prescription)”.
S.I. 1992/635; Schedule 6B is inserted by regulation 15 of these Regulations.
As amended by S.I. 2001/2887 and S.I. 2002/2352.
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