Regulation 26 Amendment of regulation 3 of the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

omit “either”,

omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a),

insert “; or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b), and

after sub-paragraph (b) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(c)

where the person has been supplied with a drug—

(i)

in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012^f2 (emergency sale etc by pharmacist: at patient’s request), and

(ii)

pursuant to arrangements made in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under section 127 of the 2006 Act^f3 (arrangements for additional pharmaceutical services) or, if the drug is supplied under arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services, equivalent arrangements to arrangements made in accordance with such directions,

provide a declaration that the relevant charge has been paid on an approved form provided by the Board for recording patient declarations in respect of supplies in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and issued by a chemist.”;

omit “or” at the end of paragraph (iii), and

after paragraph (iii) insert the following paragraph—

“(iiia)

in cases involving the supply of a drug—

(aa)

in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and

(bb)

pursuant to arrangements made in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under section 127 of the 2006 Act or, if the drug is supplied under arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services, equivalent arrangements to arrangements made in accordance with such directions,

on an approved form provided by the Board for recording patient declarations in respect of supplies in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and issued by a chemist, or”; and

omit “or” at the end of paragraph (iii), and

after paragraph (iii) insert the following paragraph—

“(iiia)

in cases involving the supply of a drug—

(aa)

in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, and

(bb)

pursuant to arrangements made in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under section 127 of the 2006 Act or, if the drug is supplied under arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services, equivalent arrangements to arrangements made in accordance with such directions,

on an approved form provided by the Board for recording patient declarations in respect of supplies in accordance with regulation 225 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 and issued by a chemist, or”.