The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2005

Amendment of regulation 4 of the Charges Regulations

6.—(1) Regulation 4 of the Charges Regulations (supply of drugs and appliances by doctors) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Where a charge is paid under paragraph (1), the person making the payment shall on so doing either—

(a) where a non-electronic prescription form has been issued, sign a declaration in writing on the non-electronic prescription form that the relevant charge has been paid; or

(b) where an electronic prescription form has been created, provide a declaration that the relevant charge has been paid on a form provided by a Primary Care Trust for the purpose of recording patient declarations in respect of electronic prescription forms and issued by a doctor.”.

(3) In paragraphs (3)(a) and (b)—

(a) after “either on the” insert “non-electronic”; and

(b) for the words from “falling within” to the end of each paragraph substitute “involving an electronic prescription form, on a form provided by a Primary Care Trust for the purpose of recording patient declarations in respect of electronic prescription forms and issued by a doctor;”.

(4) In paragraph (3)(b), for “regulation 3 of the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations” substitute “regulation 5 of the Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations”.