Regulation 56 Local Health Boards as determining authoritiesI1

England and Wales

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may state in the Drug Tariff that the determining authority for a particular fee, allowance or other remuneration is to be the Local Health Board of the NHS pharmacist or NHS appliance contractor to whom the remuneration relates.

(2)

Where a Local Health Board is authorised to be a determining authority, the Local Health Board must—

(a)

consult the relevant Local Pharmaceutical Committee before making any determination,

(b)

publish the determination in such manner as it thinks appropriate for bringing it to the attention of persons included in its pharmaceutical lists, and

(c)

make the determination available for inspection.

(3)

A determination made by a Local Health Board must include the arrangements for claiming and paying the remuneration and—

(a)

claims by NHS pharmacists and NHS appliance contractors must be made in accordance with the arrangements, and

(b)

payments of remuneration must be made in accordance with the arrangements subject, as appropriate, to any deduction that may or must be made from the remuneration under these Regulations or any other regulations under the 2006 Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 56 in force at 1.10.2020, see reg. 1(2)(c)