Regulation 9 Standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliancesI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 9 coming into force by Pharmaceutical Services 1997 reg. 1
reg. 9(1)(g) words omitted by Pharmaceutical Services 2001 reg. 6
reg. 9(1)(a) words inserted by Pharmaceutical Services and General Medical Services 2002 reg. 4
reg. 9(1)(g) words inserted by Pharmaceutical Services and Charges for Drugs and Appliances 2005 reg. 5(a)
reg. 9(6) inserted by Pharmaceutical Services and Charges for Drugs and Appliances 2005 reg. 5(b)
reg. 9 words substituted by Pharmaceutical Services 2022 reg. 9

(1)

For the purpose of enabling arrangements to be made for the provision of pharmaceutical services, the Department shall compile and publish a statement (in these Regulations referred to as "the Drug Tariff') which it may amend from time to time and which, subject to paragraph (2), shall include—

(a)

the list of appliances;

(b)

the list of chemical reagents;

(c)

the list of drugs for the time being approved by the Department for the purposes of Article 63 of the Order;

(d)

the prices on the basis of which the payment for drugs and appliances ordinarily supplied is to be calculated;

(e)

the method of calculating the payment for drugs not mentioned in the Drug Tariff;

(f)

the method of calculating the payment for containers and medicine measures;

(g)

the dispensing or other fees payable in respect of the supply of drugs and appliances and of the provision of supplemental services and of additional professional services;

(h)

arrangements for claiming fees, allowances and other remuneration for the provision of pharmaceutical services; and

(i)

the method by which a claim may be made for compensation for financial loss in respect of oxygen equipment.

(2)

The Drug Tariff may state in respect of any specified fee falling within paragraph (1)(g), or any other specified fee, allowance or other remuneration in respect of the provision of pharmaceutical services by chemists, that the determining authority for that fee, allowance or other remuneration for those chemists is the Board, and in such a case paragraphs (4) and (5) shall apply.

(3)

The prices referred to in paragraph (1)(d) may be fixed prices or may be subject to monthly or other periodical variations to be determined by reference to fluctuations in the cost of drugs and appliances.

(4)

The Board shall consult the Local Pharmaceutical Committee before making any determination by virtue of paragraph (2).

(5)

A determination made by the Board by virtue of paragraph (2) shall include the arrangements for claiming the specified fees, allowances or other remuneration, and shall be published by the Board in such manner as it thinks suitable for bringing the determination to the attention of the chemists in its area.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 9 in operation at 6.10.1997, see reg. 1