- Latest available (Revised) - English
- Latest available (Revised) - Welsh
- Original (As made) - English
- Original (As made) - Welsh
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2007, Section 8.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), no charge will be payable under paragraphs (2) or (5) of regulation 3 or paragraph (2) of regulation 4 by
(a)a person who is exempt under paragraph 1(1) (a) to (d) of Schedule 12 to the Act(1);
(b)a person who has attained the age of 60 years;
(c)a woman with a valid exemption certificate issued by arrangements in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland on the ground that she is an expectant mother or has within the last twelve months given birth to a live child or a child registrable as still-born under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953(2);
(d)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued under arrangements for exemptions from charges for drugs and appliances in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland on the ground that he or she is suffering from one of more of the following conditions—
(i)permanent fistula (including caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy or ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or an appliance;
(ii)the following disorders—
forms of hypoadrenalism (including Addison’s disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential
diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism
diabetes mellitus—except where treatment is by diet alone
hypoparathyroidism
myasthenia gravis
myxoedema
(iii)epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy;
(iv)a continuing physical disability which prevents the patient from leaving his or her residence without the help of another person;
(e)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued under arrangements for exemptions from charges for drugs and appliances in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland in respect of the supply of drugs and appliances for the treatment of accepted disablement;
[F1(ea)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued by a Local Health Board on the ground that the person is undergoing treatment for—
(i)cancer;
(ii)the effects of cancer, or
(iii)the effects of cancer treatment,
where the certificate is used in respect of drugs or appliances which are supplied on or after 1 November 2009.
(eb)a person with a valid exemption certificate issued on any of the grounds in sub-paragraph (ea) under equivalent arrangements which have effect in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland where the certificate is used in respect of drugs or appliances which are supplied on or after 1 November 2009.]
(f)a person with a valid pre-payment certificate issued under arrangements for exemptions from charges for drugs and appliances in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) a person who wishes to claim entitlement to exemption under paragraph (1) must provide any declaration of entitlement required under regulations 3(8) or 4(3).
(3) A person who is exempt under paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 12 to the Act or under paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation is not required to provide any declaration of entitlement required by regulations 3(8) or 4(3) where—
(a)an equivalent prescription form; or
(b)an equivalent repeatable prescription,
is issued and the person’s date of birth is printed by means of a computer on the relevant form.
(4) An exemption by reference to age or the validity of an exemption certificate is to be determined by reference to the age or validity on the day on which—
(a)in the case of pharmaceutical services provided by a chemist, the order for drugs or appliances is presented for dispensing;
(b)in any other case, the drugs or appliances are supplied.
(5) Where a claim to exemption has been made but is not substantiated and in consequence of the claim a charge has not been recovered, the Local Health Board or, where the drugs or appliances were supplied by an NHS trust, that NHS trust must recover such charge from the person concerned.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 8(1)(ea)(eb) inserted (20.10.2009) by The National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2607), regs. 1(1), 5
Commencement Information
Sub-paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to the Act is replaced by sub-paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) respectively of section 122 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 with effect from 1 March 2006.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. The revised version is currently only available in English.
Original (As Enacted or Made) - English: The original English language version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Original (As Enacted or Made) - Welsh:The original Welsh language version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: