The General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.

(2) For the definition of “Board” substitute —

““Board” means the Regional Board;”.

(3) For the definition of “mobile services” substitute—

““mobile services” means general ophthalmic services provided at—

(a)

a day care setting;

(b)

a nursing home;

(c)

a residential care home; or

(d)

the patient’s home, where the patient is unable to leave it unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability,

which a contractor has made arrangements with the Board to provide;.”.

(4) At the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

““the 2003 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (1);”;

““day care setting” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;

““medical card” means a card issued to a person by the RBSO in a form approved by the Department for the purpose of enabling that person to obtain or establish a title to receive primary medical services, including maternity medical services, general dental services or general ophthalmic services;”;

““nursing home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”;

““residential care home” has the same meaning as in Article 2 of the 2003 Order;”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)