The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002.
(2)
These Regulations, except for regulations 2(2) and 4, shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(3)
Regulations 2(2) and 4 of these Regulations shall come into force on 9th April 2002.
Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 19982.
(1)
(2)
(3)
In regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair)–
(a)
in paragraph (1)(b) for “£43.90” there is substituted “£44.60”;
(b)
in paragraph (3)(a) for “£11.30” there is substituted “£11.50”; and
(c)
in paragraph (3)(b) for “£49.40” there is substituted “£50.20”.
(4)
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£30.00 | £30.50 |
£45.60 | £46.40 |
£62.10 | £63.20 |
£140.30 | £142.70 |
£51.80 | £52.70 |
£65.90 | £67.00 |
£79.60 | £81.00 |
£154.30 (in both places where it appears) | £157.00 |
£43.90 | £44.60 |
(5)
(6)
In Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)–
(a)
in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism) for “£6.30” there is substituted “£9.90”;
(b)
in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism) for “£7.20” there is substituted “£11.90”;
(c)
in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens) for “£3.20” there is substituted “£3.30”;
(d)
in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens) for “£3.70” there is substituted “£3.80”;
(e)
in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)–
(i)
in sub-head (i) for “£49.40” there is substituted “£50.20”;
(ii)
in sub-head (ii) for “£43.90” there is substituted “£44.60”; and
(iii)
in sub-head (iii) for “£23.80” there is substituted “£24.20”;
(f)
in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame) for “£49.40”, “£43.90” and “£23.80” there are substituted “£50.20”, “£44.60” and “£24.20” respectively;
(g)
in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment – single vision lenses) for “£10.50” there is substituted “£10.70”; and
(h)
in paragraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment – other lenses) for “£26.50” there is substituted “£27.00”.
Application of regulation 2 of these Regulations3.
The amendments made by regulation 2(3) to (6) of, and the Schedule to, these Regulations, apply only in relation to a voucher accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 17 of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 on or after 1st April 2002.
Amendment of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 19864.
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
SCHEDULESCHEDULE 2 AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS
SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Column 1
Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance
Letter Codes – Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H&I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
9.50
17.45
25.85
65.60
20.60
27.75
34.75
72.75
Repair or replacement of two lenses
19.00
34.90
51.70
131.20
41.20
55.50
69.50
145.50
Repair or replacement of:
the front of a frame
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
9.75
a side of a frame
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80
the whole frame
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system, in respect of eligibility to obtain a voucher and of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances. They also amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”), which provide for arrangements under which ophthalmic medical practitioners and ophthalmic opticians provide general ophthalmic services under the National Health Service.
Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 8(3) of the 1998 Regulations (eligibility – supply of optical appliances) by increasing the amounts in sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (g), by reference to which a person’s eligibility for vouchers is assessed, from £71 to £72.20.
Regulation 2(3) amends regulation 19 of the 1998 Regulations (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair) to increase the value of an optical voucher issued towards the cost of replacing a single contact lens, and to increase the maximum contribution by way of voucher to the cost of repairing a frame.
Regulation 2(4) amends Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of the supply and replacement of glasses and contact lenses.
Regulation 2(5) and the Schedule substitute a new Schedule 2 in the 1998 Regulations to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of the repair and replacement of optical appliances.
Regulation 2(6) increases the additional values for vouchers for prisms, tints or photochromic lenses, and special categories of appliances.
The increase in voucher values is, on average, 1.95 per cent.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 14(2) of the 1986 Regulations (sight tests – eligibility) by increasing the amounts in sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (g), by reference to which a person’s eligibility for sight testing is assessed, from £71 to £72.20.