PART 3Amendments relating to therapeutic radiographer independent prescribers and dietitian supplementary prescribers

Amendment of regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 201522

In regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 201510 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

a

in the definition of “prescriber”, for “or an optometrist independent prescriber;” substitute “, an optometrist independent prescriber or a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber;”;

b

in paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of “supplementary prescriber”, after “chiropodists and podiatrists,” insert “dietitians,”; and

c

before the definition of “the Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations” insert—

  • “therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber” means a radiographer—

    1. a

      who is registered in Part 11 of the register maintained under article 5 of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 200111; and

    2. b

      against whose name in that register is recorded—

      1. i

        an entitlement to use the title “therapeutic radiographer”, and

      2. ii

        an annotation signifying that the radiographer is qualified to order drugs, medicines and appliances as a therapeutic radiographer independent prescriber;