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The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
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Application for an eye examination
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22.—(1) A person who wishes to have an eye examination under general ophthalmic services may make an application to any ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician on the Ophthalmic List for an eye examination.
(2) The application shall be made on an eye examination form provided for that purpose to contractors by the Board and shall contain a written declaration signed by the applicant.
(3) An ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician to whom an application for an eye examination is made shall, before carrying out an eye examination–
(a)ensure that particulars of the patient and the approximate date of the patient’s last eye examination, if any, are inserted in an eye examination form by the patient or on his or her behalf; and
(b)be satisfied that the eye examination is necessary.
(4) Where the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician has provided the eye examination at a place where the patient resides, the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician shall record on the eye examination form the physical or mental illness or disability given by or on behalf of the patient as the reason for the patient not being able to leave home unaccompanied.
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