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The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013
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- 2013 No. 461
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19.—(1) [F1NHS England] must, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, make a payment of a voucher's redemption value to a supplier who has accepted a voucher in accordance with regulation 18.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—
(a)the person has signed the declarations and undertaking referred to in regulation 17(4) and acknowledged F2... that the optical appliance has been replaced or repaired; and
[F3(b)the supplier has—
(i)made and kept a written record of the replacement or repair and issued to the person a receipt for any money received from the person;
(ii)obtained any prior approval required by regulation 17(6);
(iii)made a claim for a payment to NHS England on a completed voucher within the period of three months beginning with the date of the replacement or repair of the optical appliance;
(iv)where the person has shown a notice of entitlement to the supplier, informed NHS England of the amount of the patient contribution, if any; and
(v)submitted the claim in electronic form, subject to paragraph (3).]
[F4(3) NHS England may accept submission of a claim in paper form in such exceptional circumstances as NHS England may reasonably determine.]
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F1Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F2Words in reg. 19(2)(a) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(9)(a)(i)
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