Supply of drugs and appliances by Health Authorities, NHS trusts and Primary Care Trusts5
1
F1...An NHS trustF4, an NHS foundation 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)F9, (3A)F16, (3B) 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 F13£14.40;
d
in respect of the supply of each other appliance and of each quantity of a drug, a charge of F14£7.20.
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 F7regulation 5 of the Travel 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 theF2... NHS trustF5, NHS foundation trust or Primary Care trust may reasonably require.
F103A
No charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation from a patient who is accepted by the person supplying the drug as—
a
suffering from tuberculosis, in respect of any drug supplied to that patient for the treatment of tuberculosis; or
b
being subject to a community treatment order, in respect of any drug supplied to that patient for the treatment of mental disorder.
F173B
No charge shall be made and recovered under this regulation in respect of a supply which is—
a
made—
i
while a disease is, or
ii
in anticipation of a disease being imminently,
pandemic and a serious risk, or potentially a serious risk, to human health; and
b
in accordance with a protocol relating to that disease as provided for in article 12F of the Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Order 1997 or article 8 of the Medicines (Pharmacy and General Sale—Exemption) Order 1980.
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 F15£7.20 payable for that drug shall be payable upon the supply of the first instalment.
6
F3An NHS trustF6, NHS foundation 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 F8the form provided for the purpose, which form shall contain forms of declaration in support of an application for repayment and information as to whom an application for repayment shall be made.