Legislation – The National Health Service (Charges and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the PLPS Regulations

3 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

4 Amendment of Schedule 6 to the PLPS Regulations

5 Amendment of Schedule 7 to the PLPS Regulations

6 Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

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Explanatory note

Amendment of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 20156.

(1)

The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 201514 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 215 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), at the appropriate place insert—

““prescription item” means an item available on prescription, whether or not it is supplied in pursuance of a prescription or another basis for supply (for example a serious shortage protocol or a patient group direction);”.

(3)

In regulation 13 (exemption from charges: risks to public health)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “drugs”, at each place where it occurs, substitute “prescription items”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(b), for “protocols” substitute “a prescription form, a patient group direction, a serious shortage protocol or a protocol”; and

(c)

in paragraph (2), for “drug”, at each place where it occurs, substitute “prescription item”.