Regulation 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.

For the definition of “Board” substitute —

• ““Board” means the Regional Board;”.

For the definition of “mobile services” substitute—

• ““mobile services” means general ophthalmic services provided at—

  1. (a)

     a day care setting;

  2. (b)

     a nursing home;

  3. (c)

     a residential care home; or

  4. (d)

     the patient’s home, where the patient is unable to leave it unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability,

  which a contractor has made arrangements with the Board to provide;.”.

At the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

• ““the 2003 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 ^f1;”;

• ““day care setting” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;

• ““medical card” means a card issued to a person by the RBSO in a form approved by the Department for the purpose of enabling that person to obtain or establish a title to receive primary medical services, including maternity medical services, general dental services or general ophthalmic services;”;

• ““nursing home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;

• ““residential care home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”.