55.—(1) The contractor must ensure that—
(a)any prescription form or repeatable prescription issued or created by a prescriber;
(b)any home oxygen order form issued by a health care professional; and
(c)any [F1listed prescription items] voucher issued by a prescriber or any other person acting under the contract,
complies as appropriate with the requirements in regulations 56, 57 and 59 to 63.
[F2(2) In regulations 56, 57 and 59 to 63, a reference to “drugs” includes contraceptive substances and a reference to “appliances” includes contraceptive appliances.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 55(1)(c) substituted (21.12.2021) by The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1346), regs. 1(2)(a), 16(2)
F2Reg. 55(2) substituted (1.10.2019) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1137), regs. 1(2), 6