F5SCHEDULE 1VOUCHER LETTER CODES AND FACE VALUES – SUPPLY AND REPLACEMENT

Regulations 1(2) and (3), 9(2)a), 10(2)(a), 16(2)(a) and (3)(a)

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Type of optical appliance

Letter code

Face value of voucher

1

Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres;

A

F16£32.10

2

Glasses with single vision lenses–

a

of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

b

of a spherical power of less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres.

B

F16£48.80

3

Glasses with single vision lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

C

F16£71.30

4

Glasses with single vision lenses–

a

of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power;

b

of a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power.

D

F16£161.00

5

Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of not more than 6 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 2 dioptres;

E

F16£55.40

6

Glasses with bifocal lenses–

a

of a spherical power of more than 6 dioptres but less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

b

of a spherical power less than 10 dioptres with a cylindrical power of more than 2 dioptres but not more than 6 dioptres.

F

F16£70.40

7

Glasses with bifocal lenses of a spherical power of 10 or more dioptres but not more than 14 dioptres with a cylindrical power of not more than 6 dioptres;

G

F16£91.30

8

Glasses with prism-controlled bifocal lenses of any power or with bifocal lenses–

a

of a spherical power of more than 14 dioptres with any cylindrical power;

b

with a cylindrical power of more than 6 dioptres with any spherical power.

H

F16£177.00

9

Glasses not falling within any of paragraphs 1 to 8 for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by F6... F17a Health Board.

I

F16£164.90

10

Contact lenses for which a prescription is given in consequence of a testing of sight by F6... F17a Health Board.

J

F16£46.80

F18SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR

Regulation 19(2) and (3)

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Column 1

Column 2

Letter Codes – Values

Nature of Repair to Appliance

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Repair or replacement of one lens

10.00

18.35

29.60

74.45

21.65

29.15

39.60

82.45

76.40

Repair or replacement of two lens

20.00

36.70

59.20

148.90

43.30

58.30

79.20

164.90

152.80

Repair or replacement of–

  • the front of a frame

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

10.25

  • a side of a frame

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.10

  • the whole frame

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

SCHEDULE 3PRISMS, TINTS, PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES, SMALL GLASSES AND SPECIAL FRAMES AND COMPLEX APPLIANCES

Regulations 1(2), 13(2)(c)(iv) and 19(2) and (3)

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1

The amounts in column 3 of Schedule 1 and column 2 of Schedule 2 and in paragraph 2(a) and (b) of this Schedule shall be increased as follows:

a

by F7£10.40 in respect of each single vision lens containing a necessary prism;

b

by F8£12.50 in respect of each other lens containing a necessary prism;

c

by F9£3.50 in respect of each necessary single vision tinted F1or photochromic lens;

d

by F10£4.00 in respect of each necessary other tinted F2or photochromic lens;

e

in respect of small glasses–

i

by F11£52.80 in the case of supply or replacement of glasses or repair of the whole frame;

ii

by F12£46.80 in the case of repair or replacement of the front of the frame; and

iii

by F13£25.40 in the case of repair or replacement of a side of a frame;

F3f

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g

where the voucher is issued or completed by F15a Health Board (in connection with the hospital eye service), in respect of glasses the frame of which is certified by F15a Health Board as being required to be specially manufactured on account of the patient’s facial characteristics, by F14£52.80 in the case of supply or replacement of the glasses or repair of the whole frame, by F14£46.80 in the case of repair of the front of the frame and by F14£25.40 in the case of repair of a side of a frame.

2

The increases provided for by sub-paragraph (1)(e)F4... and (g) of this paragraph do not apply in the case of a voucher relating to glasses if it is accepted in connection with the supply or replacement of contact lenses.

3

In sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph “necessary” in relation to a prisms or a tinted or photochromic lens means that the prism, tint or photochromic quality has been prescribed on the basis of clinical need.

4

Where the face value of a voucher is increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(g) of this paragraph, it may not be further increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph.

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The minimum complex appliance payment is–

a

for a complex appliance with single vision lenses only, F19£12.10;

b

for any other complex appliance, F20£30.50,

plus, in each case, the amount of any increase provided for by paragraph 1 of this Schedule.

I3SCHEDULE 4REGULATIONS REVOKED

Regulation 24

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Sch. 4 in force at 1.4.1998, see reg. 1(1)

1

2

3

Regulations Revoked

Reference

Extent of revocation

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/392

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/504

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/534

The whole Regulations except regulations 19 and 20

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/1731

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/2487

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/531

The whole Regulations except regulation 5

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/524

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/145

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/635

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/2587

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/705

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/2369

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/473

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2354

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.3) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2556

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/1013

The whole Regulations

The National Health Service (Optical Charges & Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/2492

The whole Regulations