Regulation 5 Payments to sight testersI1

England and Wales

(1)

The responsible authority shall, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are fulfilled, make a payment of the voucher’s redemption value to an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician who has used a voucher in accordance with regulation 4(4).

(2)

The conditions specified in paragraph (1) are that—

(a)

the patient has signed the declaration referred to in regulation 4(3);

(b)

the ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician has—

(i)

made a claim for a payment on a duly completed voucher to the responsible authority within the period of three months beginning with the date of the testing of sight; and

(ii)

informed the responsible authority of the amount of the patient’s contribution.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.1997, see reg. 1(1)