# The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/705 · made 9 March 1995

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989, which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 26, Section 70, Section 73, Section 74, Section 105, Section 108, Schedule 11 paragraph 2, Schedule 11 paragraph 2A)

## Introductory text

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND
Made 9th March 1995
Laid before Parliament 10th March 1995
Coming into force 1st April 1995
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 26, 70(1), 73(a) and (c), 74(a) and (c), 105(7) and 108(1) of, and paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 11 to, the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st April 1995.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations (interpretation) after the definition of “complex appliance” there is inserted the following definition:—
““disability working allowance” means disability working allowance under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.

## 3 Amendment of regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations

In regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations (completion and use of voucher — sight tests) after the word “patient” there is inserted—
“, the patient’s date of birth”.

## 4 Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal Regulations

(1) In regulation 8(3) of the principal Regulations (eligibility — supply of optical appliances), the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (e) is omitted and after sub-paragraph (f) there is inserted—
“(g) he is in receipt of disability working allowance and his capital resources, calculated in accordance with the regulations concerning entitlement to that allowance, were not more than £8000 at the time that allowance was claimed; or
(h) he is a member of the same family as a person described in sub-paragraph (g) of this paragraph.”.
(2) For regulation 8(4) of the principal Regulations there is substituted—
“(4) In paragraph (3), “family” (in references to membership of the same family) has the meaning given to it by section 137(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—
(a) as it applies to income support, in the case of paragraph (3)(b) and (f);
(b) as it applies to family credit, in the case of paragraph (3)(d); and
(c) as it applies to disability working allowance, in the case of paragraph (3)(h).”.

## 5 Amendment of regulation 9 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 9 of the principal Regulations (issue of vouchers by ophthalmic medical practitioners and opticians) in paragraph (3)(b), in place of the words “the patient’s age if under 19”, there is substituted “the patient’s date of birth”.

## 6 Amendment of regulation 10 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (issue of vouchers by Health Boards) in paragraph (3)(b), in place of the words “the patient’s age if under 19”, there is substituted “the patient’s date of birth”.

## 7 Amendment of regulation 11 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 11 of the principal Regulations (issue of vouchers by Health Boards in connection with the hospital eye service) in paragraph (3)(b), in place of the words “the patient’s age if under 19”, there is substituted “the patient’s date of birth”.

## 8 Amendment of regulation 17 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 17 of the principal Regulations (completion of vouchers) in paragraphs 2(b) and 3(c), in place of the words “the patient’s age if under 16” in each case, there is substituted “the patient’s date of birth”.

## 9 Amendment of regulation 20 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (redemption value of voucher — replacement or repair)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “£37.80” there is substituted “£38.60”;
(b) in paragraph (3)(i), for “£9.60” there is substituted “£9.90”; and
(c) in paragraph 3(ii) for “£42.10” there is substituted “£43.50”.

## 10 Amendment of Schedules to the principal Regulations

(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (voucher letter codes and face values), in column 3 (face value of voucher), for each amount specified in column 1 of the Table below there is substituted the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 of that Table.
TABLE
Column 1
Column 2
Old Amount
New Amount
£25.50
£26.40
£39.30
£40.10
£53.60
£54.70
£105.20
£107.30
£44.00
£45.50
£56.80
£57.90
£68.40
£69.80
£115.70 (in both places where it appears)
£118.00
£37.80
£38.60
(2) For Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (voucher values — repair) there is substituted the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(3) In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances)—
(a) in paragraph 1(1)(a) (single vision lens with prism), for “£4.90” there is substituted “£5.10”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(b) (other lens with prism), for “£6.10” there is substituted “£6.30”;
(c) in paragraph 1(1)(c) (single vision tinted lens), for “£2.50” there is substituted “£2.60”;
(d) in paragraph 1(1)(d) (other tinted lens), for “£3.00” there is substituted “£3.10”;
(e) in paragraph 1(1)(e) (small glasses)—
(i) in sub-head (i), for “£42.10” there is substituted “£43.50”,
(ii) in sub-head (ii), for “£37.40” there is substituted “£38.60”, and
(iii) in sub-head (iii), for “£20.20” there is substituted “£20.90”;
(f) in paragraph 1(1)(f) (photochromic lenses), for “£2.50” there is substituted “£2.60” and for “£3.00” there is substituted “£3.10”;
(g) in paragraph 1(1)(g) (specially manufactured frame), for “£42.10” there is substituted “£43.50”;
(h) in paragraph 2(a) (minimum complex appliance payment — single vision lenses), for “£4.20” there is substituted “£4.30”; and
(i) in pararagraph 2(b) (minimum complex appliance payment—other lenses), for “£22.70” there is substituted “£23.40”.

## 11 Application of these Regulations

The amendments made by regulations 9 and 10 of these Regulations apply only in relation to a voucher—
(a) accepted or used pursuant to regulation 12 or regulation 18 of the principal Regulations on or after 1st April 1995; or
(b) provided to a responsible authority pursuant to regulation 14(2)(c) of the principal Regulations in respect of cost incurred on or after that date.

## Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie
Minister of State, Scottish Office
New St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th March 1995

## SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS AS SUBSTITUTED BY THESE REGULATIONS

SCHEDULE 2
VOUCHER VALUES — REPAIR
Regulation 20(2) and (3)
Column 1 Nature of Repair to Appliance
Column 2 Letter Codes — Values
A £
B £
C £
D £
E £
F £
G £
H&I £
Repair or replacement of one lens
8.20
15.10
22.40
48.70
17.80
24.00
29.90
54.00
Repair or replacement of two lenses
16.50
30.20
44.80
97.40
35.60
48.00
59.90
108.10
Repair or replacement of—
the front of a frame
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
the side of a frame
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
the whole frame
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
9.90
Maximum
26.40
40.10
54.70
107.30
45.50
57.90
69.80
118.00

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1989, which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 1(2) of the principal Regulations in order to include a definition of disability working allowance.
Regulations 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of these Regulations amend regulations 4(2), 9(3), 10(3), 11(3) and 17(2) and (3) respectively of the principal Regulations so as to require the ophthalmic medical practitioner, optician or other responsible authority completing an optical voucher to include on it the patient’s date of birth.
Regulation 4 of these Regulations extends the categories of eligibility for payments towards the cost of optical appliances to include people in receipt of disability working allowance whose capital resources (calculated in accordance with the Regulations concerning entitlement to that allowance) were £8000 or less at the time that allowance was claimed, and also certain relatives of such people.
Regulation 9 of these Regulations amends regulation 20 of the principal Regulations (redemption value for replacement or repair) to increase the value of an optical voucher issued towards the cost of replacing a single contact lens, and to increase the maximum contribution by way of voucher to the cost of repairing a frame.
Regulation 10(1) amends Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of the supply and replacement of glasses and contact lenses.
Regulation 10(2) and the Schedule substitute a new Schedule 2 in the principal Regulations to increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of the repair and replacement of optical appliances.
Regulation 10(3) increases the additional values for vouchers for prisms, tints, photochromic lenses and special categories of appliances.
The increases in voucher values range from approximately 1.68% to 4.16% (approximately 1.94% or 3.53% in the case of vouchers for the supply of optical appliances).

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