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The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Supply of drugs and appliances by chemists

  5. 4.Supply of drugs and appliances by doctors

  6. 5.Out of hours supply of drugs and appliances by providers of out of hours services

  7. 6.Supply of drugs and appliances by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

  8. 7.Supply of drugs and appliances at walk-in centres

  9. 8.Supply of drugs under Patient Group Directions

  10. 9.Supply of drugs and appliances by other providers of NHS services

  11. 10.Exemptions: general

  12. 10A.Declarations, signatures and evidence of entitlement or of payment during a pandemic etc.

  13. 11.Exemption from charges for prisoners and persons detained in other secure accommodation

  14. 12.Exemption from charges for detainees

  15. 13.Exemption from charges: risks to public health

  16. 13A.Exemption from charges: supply of a smaller quantity of product in accordance with a SSP

  17. 13B.Coronavirus and influenza vaccinations and immunisations

  18. 14.Exemption for prescriptions provided or issued in Northern Ireland

  19. 15.Certificates of exemption: application and issue

  20. 16.Pre-payment certificates: application and grant

  21. 17.Pre-payment certificates: repayment

  22. 18.Repayment of charges

  23. 18A.Sharing of prescription and charging data

  24. 19.Transitional provision

  25. 20.Consequential amendments

  26. 21.Revocations

  27. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Charges for fabric supports and wigs

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential amendments

      1. 1.Amendments to the National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003

      2. 2.Amendment to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004

      3. 3.Amendment to the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004

      4. 4.Amendment to the Primary Ophthalmic Services Regulations 2008

      5. 5.Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

      6. 6.Amendment to the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013

      7. 7.Amendment to the Social Security (Information-sharing) (NHS Payments and Remission of Charges etc.) (England) Regulations 2015

      8. 8.Amendment to the Delegation of Additional Functions to the NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) Regulations 2015

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Revocations

  28. Explanatory Note

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