Supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts5
1
F6...An NHS trust or a Primary Care Trust which supplies to a patient for the purposes of his treatment, drugs, otherwise than for administration at a hospital, or appliances, shall, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), make and recover from the patient–
a
b
in respect of an appliance specified in column (1) of Schedule 1, the charge specified in relation to it in column (2) of that Schedule;
c
in respect of tights, a charge of F5£12.40;
d
in respect of the supply of each other appliance and of each quantity of a drug, a charge of F2£6.20.
2
Where a charge is paid under paragraph (1) the person making the payment shall on doing so sign a declaration in writing that the relevant charge has been paid.
3
No charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation from a patient who is exempt–
a
under paragraph 1(1)(a) to (d) of Schedule 12 to the Act,
b
under regulation 7, or
c
by reason of being entitled to remission under regulation 3 of the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations,
and who, in the case described in paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 12 to the Act and in the cases described in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), completes a declaration of entitlement to such exemption or remission and provides such evidence of entitlement as theF7... NHS trust or Primary Care trust may reasonably require.
4
A partially remitted charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation from a patient who is entitled to partial remission under regulation 7(4) if a declaration in writing is provided that the relevant part of the charge has been paid and a declaration of entitlement and such other evidence of entitlement, to partial remission as may be required, is provided.
5
For the purposes of this regulation, where a drug ordered on a single written direction is supplied by instalments, the charge of F3£6.20 payable for that drug shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.
6
F8An NHS trust or Primary Care Trust which makes and recovers a charge under this regulation shall, if so required by the patient, give him a receipt for the amount received on a form which shall contain forms of declaration in support of an application for repayment and information as to whom an application for repayment shall be made.