Regulation 5 Payments to ophthalmic practitioners

England and Wales

(1)

F1NHS England must, if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met, make a payment of the voucher's redemption value to an ophthalmic practitioner who has accepted a voucher in accordance with regulation 4(4).

(2)

The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that—

(a)

the eligible person has signed the declaration in accordance with regulation 4(3); and

(b)

the ophthalmic practitioner has—

(i)

made a claim for a payment on a completed voucher F2... to NHS England within three months of the date of F3completion of the sight test; and

(ii)

informed NHS England of the amount of the patient contributionF4; and

(iii)

submitted the claim in electronic form, subject to paragraph (3).

F5(3)

NHS England may accept submission of a claim referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(i) in paper form in such exceptional circumstances as NHS England may reasonably determine.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1
F2: Words in reg. 5(2)(b)(i) omitted (1.1.2024) by virtue of The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(i)
F3: Words in reg. 5(2)(b)(i) substituted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(a)(ii)
F4: Reg. 5(2)(b)(iii) and word inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(b)
F5: Reg. 5(3) inserted (1.1.2024) by The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services and Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/848), regs. 1(2), 4(4)