Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations
2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.
(2) For the definition of “Board” substitute —
““Board” means the Regional Board;”.
(3) For the definition of “mobile services” substitute—
““mobile services” means general ophthalmic services provided at—
a day care setting;
a nursing home;
a residential care home; or
the patient’s home, where the patient is unable to leave it unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability,
which a contractor has made arrangements with the Board to provide;.”.
(4) At the appropriate places insert the following definitions—
““the 2003 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (1);”;
““day care setting” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;
““medical card” means a card issued to a person by the RBSO in a form approved by the Department for the purpose of enabling that person to obtain or establish a title to receive primary medical services, including maternity medical services, general dental services or general ophthalmic services;”;
““nursing home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;
““residential care home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”.