The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1998-03-05
Last updated 2024-04-01
State In force
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Issue of replacement vouchers by the Agency, ... or Health Boards

Issue of vouchers by ... NHS trusts in connection with the hospital eye service

Notice of entitlement

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  • (1) Where a person is entitled to the payment of, or a contribution towards, the cost incurred for the supply of an optical appliance because he is a member of a family described in regulation 8(3)(k), the Scottish Ministers shall issue a notice of entitlement under this regulation to that family.
  • (2) Such a notice of entitlement shall apply to–
  • (a) any family member who is named in the notice of entitlement; and
  • (b) any other member of such a person’s family.
  • (3) A notice of entitlement issued under paragraph (1) shall be effective–
  • (a) from such date; and
  • (b) for such period,

as the Scottish Ministers may determine.

  • (4) Any change in the financial or other circumstances of a person who is a member of a family in respect of which a notice of entitlement has been issued under paragraph (1), during the period for which the notice of entitlement has been issued, shall not affect the validity of the notice of entitlement in respect of that period.
  • (5) A notice of entitlement means a notice issued under this regulation and not under regulation 9 of the Remission Regulations.

Payments to suppliers

Redemption value of voucher for supply of optical appliances

Issue of vouchers by ... Health Boards in connection with the hospital eye service

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