The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Insertion of new regulation 20

20.  After regulation 19 of the principal Regulations (determination whether a substance is a drug and recovery of cost) there is inserted–

“Investigation of excessive testing of sight and/or excessive issuing of vouchers

20.— (1) The ophthalmic officer shall from time to time examine the sight test and optical voucher forms which have been completed by an ophthalmic medical practitioner or an ophthalmic optician in respect of eligible persons.

(2) Where it appears to the ophthalmic officer that the testing of sight and/or issuing of optical vouchers in excess of what was reasonably necessary has taken place, he shall prepare a report for submission to the Health Board or primary care NHS trust stating–

(a) the full facts of the case as ascertained by him; and

(b) whether he is of the opinion that the testing of sight or the issuing of vouchers was in excess of what was clinically necessary and if so, on what grounds.

(3) On receipt of the report, the Health Board or primary care NHS trust shall consider it in terms of regulation 3(1).”(1).

(1)

Regulation 3 was substituted by S.I.1996/938.