Provision of certain services under F1HSC contracts8A

1

This Article applies to any arrangement under which a Health and Social Services Board or such other F2health care body as may be prescribed arranges for the provision to it—

a

by a person on an ophthalmic list, or

b

by a person on a pharmaceutical list,

of goods or services that it reasonably requires for the purposes of functions which it is exercising under Part II of the principal Order.

2

Any such arrangement is to be treated as an F3HSC contract for the purposes of Article 8 (other than paragraphs (5) and (7)).

3

In this Article—

“ophthalmic list” means a list published in accordance with regulations made under—

a

Article 62(2)(a) of the principal Order;

b

section 39(a) of the National Health Service Act 1977; or

c

section 26(2)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978;

“pharmaceutical list” means a list published in accordance with regulations made under—

a

Article 63(2A)(a) of the principal Order;

b

section 42(2)(a) of the National Health Service Act 1977; or

c

section 27(2) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.