The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021

Amendment of regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations

20.—(1) Regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) omit the definitions of “listed medicines” and “listed medicines voucher”; and

(b) at the appropriate places in the alphabetical order insert—

““listed prescription items” means the prescription items mentioned in regulation 13(1) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 (exemption from charges: risks to public health);”; and

““listed prescription items voucher” means a form which—

(a)

is provided or approved by the Board for the purposes of ordering a prescription item mentioned in regulation 13(1) of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015; and

(b)

may be an electronic form sent or to be sent via a secure service approved for this purpose by the Board;”.

(1)

Amended by S.I. 2016/696 and 1077, 2018/844 and 1114, 2019/593, 1094 and 1137, 2020/226 and 351 and 2021/331 and 995.