Legislation – The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021
PART 4Amendments to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 and the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015
Amendment of regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations20.
(1)
Regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations26 (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;”.