PART 2AMENDMENT OF THE GMS CONTRACTS REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 2 of the GMS Contracts Regulations2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the GMS Contracts Regulations—

a

in the definition of “batch issue”—

i

for “Prescription Pricing Authority”, substitute “Prescription Pricing Division of the NHS Business Services Authority”, and

ii

for “version 1 dated June 2004” substitute “version 2 dated August 20064”;

b

in the definition of “CCT”, omit “, including any such certificate awarded in pursuance of the competent authority functions of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board specified in article 20(3)(a) of that Order”;

c

insert the following definitions after the definition of “health service body”—

  • “home oxygen order form” means a form provided by the Primary Care Trust and issued by a health care professional to authorise a person to supply home oxygen services to a patient requiring oxygen therapy at home;

  • “home oxygen services” means any of the following forms of oxygen therapy or supply—

    1. a

      ambulatory oxygen supply,

    2. b

      urgent supply,

    3. c

      hospital discharge supply,

    4. d

      long term oxygen therapy, and

    5. e

      short burst oxygen therapy;

d

in the definition of “repeatable prescription”—

i

for “Prescription Pricing Authority”, substitute “Prescription Pricing Division of the NHS Business Services Authority”, and

ii

for “version 1 dated June 2004” substitute “version 2 dated August 2006”.