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8.—(1) A contractor or ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician who assists the contractor in the provision of general ophthalmic services shall keep proper, complete, accurate and up-to-date records in respect of each patient to whom general ophthalmic services are provided, giving appropriate details of eye examinations carried out.
(2) A contractor or ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician who assists the contractor in the provision of general ophthalmic services may keep the records referred to in sub paragraph (1) in computerised form.
(3) A contractor shall retain all such records for a period of 7 years.
(4) A contractor shall, when requested to do so by any authorised officer of the Scottish Ministers, the Agency or the Board during the period in which the contractor is required to retain such records–
(a)produce them to such authorised officer of the Scottish Ministers, the Agency or the Board; or
(b)send them to such authorised officer of the Scottish Ministers, the Agency or the Board within such period as may be specified by the authorised officer not being less than 14 days from the date of request.
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