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4.—(1) In this Part, “signed” includes signature with a prescriber's advanced electronic signature.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where—
(a)any person presents to an NHS appliance contractor (C) a non-electronic prescription form which contains—
(i)an order for an appliance, not being a restricted availability appliance, signed by a prescriber, or
(ii)an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by a prescriber and including the reference “SLS”; F1...
(b)C receives [F2as a nominated dispensing contractor] from the Electronic Prescription Service an electronic prescription form which contains an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) and—
(i)any person requests the provision of an appliance in accordance with that prescription, or
(ii)C has previously arranged with the patient that C will dispense that prescription on receipt[F3; or]
[F4(c)any person—
(i)presents C with an EPS token that relates to an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), and
(ii)requests the provision of an appliance in accordance with the related electronic prescription form,]
C must, with reasonable promptness, provide the appliance so ordered if C supplies it in the normal course of business.
(3) Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where—
(a)any person presents to C a non-electronic repeatable prescription which contains—
(i)an order for appliances, not being restricted availability appliances, signed by a prescriber, or
(ii)an order for a restricted availability appliance, signed by a prescriber and including the reference “SLS”,
and also presents an associated batch issue; F5...
(b)C receives [F6as a nominated dispensing contractor] from the Electronic Prescription Service an electronic repeatable prescription which contains an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) and—
(i)any person requests the provision of appliances in accordance with that prescription, or
(ii)C has previously arranged with the patient that the supplier will dispense that prescription on receipt[F7; or]
[F8(c)any person—
(i)presents C with an EPS token that relates to an order of a kind specified in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii), and
(ii)requests the provision of appliances in accordance with the related electronic repeatable prescription,]
C must, with reasonable promptness, provide such of the appliances so ordered as C supplies in the normal course of business.
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, a non-electronic repeatable prescription for appliances shall be taken to be presented even if the person who wishes to obtain the appliances does not present that prescription, where—
(a)C has that prescription in the supplier's possession; and
(b)that person presents, or C has in C's possession, an associated batch issue.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(a) omitted (26.11.2018) by virtue of The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(i)
F2Words in Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(b) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(ii)
F3Word in Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(b) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(iii)
F4Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(c) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)(iv)
F5Word in Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(a) omitted (26.11.2018) by virtue of The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)(i)
F6Words in Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(b) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)(ii)
F7Word in Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(b) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)(iii)
F8Sch. 5 para. 4(3)(c) inserted (26.11.2018) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services, Charges and Prescribing) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1114), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)(iv)
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