Legislation – The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021
PART 2Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
Amendment of Schedule 6 to the PLPS Regulations9.
(1)
Schedule 6 to the PLPS Regulations (terms of service of dispensing doctors) is amended as follows.
(2)
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1), for “this Part,” substitute “this Schedule,”
;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “supplied with that drug” insert “by D (Part 8 and this Schedule having that effect)”
;
(c)
in sub-paragraph (1A), after “supplied with the drug” insert “by D (Part 8 and this Schedule having that effect)”
;
(d)
“(4)
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where arrangements are in place for the provision of the drug ordered pursuant to the PTP or PTPGD as part of a directed service which includes arrangements for the provision of such a drug ordered in accordance with such a PTP or PTPGD.
(5)
Sub-paragraph (1A) does not apply where arrangements are in place for the provision of the drug requested in accordance with the PTP or PTPGD as part of a directed service which includes arrangements for the provision of such a drug requested in accordance with such a PTP or PTPGD.”.
(3)
“Supply in accordance with a LPIV3C.
(1)
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, where—
(a)
a dispensing doctor (D) receives a LPIV; and
(b)
a person who is entitled to be supplied by D (Part 8 and this Schedule having that effect) with a prescription item ordered on the LPIV requests the provision of the item in accordance with that LPIV,
D must, with reasonable promptness, provide the prescription item so ordered.
(2)
If a person who is entitled as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) asks D to do so—
(a)
D must give an estimate of the time when the prescription item will be ready; and
(b)
if they are not ready by then, D must give a revised estimate of the time when the item will be ready (until it is ready).
(3)
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where arrangements are in place for the provision of the item ordered on the LPIV as part of a directed service which includes arrangements for the provision of such an item ordered on such a LPIV.”.
(4)
(a)
in sub-paragraph (5), before “a PTP” insert “a LPIV,”
; and
(b)
in sub-paragraph (6)—
(i)
before “a PTP” insert “a LPIV,”
, and
(ii)
before “the PTP”, at each place where it occurs (twice), insert “the LPIV,”
.