The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st April 2016.
(2)
Amendment of the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998
2.
The 1998 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
3.
(1)
Regulation 19 (redemption value of voucher for replacement or repair) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (1)(b), for “£56.40” substitute “£57.00”.
(3)
In paragraph (3)(a), for “£14.60” substitute “£14.80”.
(4)
In paragraph (3)(b), for “£63.60” substitute “£64.20”.
4.
In Schedule 1 (voucher letter codes and face values supply and replacement) in column 3 (face value of voucher) for each amount specified in column 1 of the table below (old amount) substitute the amount specified in relation to it in column 2 (new amount).
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Old amount | New amount |
£38.70 | £39.10 |
£58.70 | £59.30 |
£86.00 | £86.90 |
£194.10 | £196.00 |
£66.80 | £67.50 |
£84.80 | £85.60 |
£110.10 | £111.20 |
£213.40 | £215.50 |
£198.80 | £200.80 |
£56.40 | £57.00 |
5.
For Schedule 2 (voucher values – repair), substitute the Schedule 2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
6.
(1)
Schedule 3 (prisms, tints, photochromic lenses, small glasses and special frames and complex appliances) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph 1(1)(a) for “£12.50” substitute “£12.60”.
(3)
In paragraph 1(1)(b) for “£15.20” substitute “£15.40”.
(4)
In paragraph 1(1)(c) for “£4.30” substitute “£4.40”.
(5)
In paragraph 1(1)(d) for “£4.80” substitute “£4.90”.
(6)
In paragraph 1(1)(e)—
(a)
in sub-head (i) for “£63.60” substitute “£64.20”;
(b)
in sub-head (ii) for “£56.40” substitute “£57.00”;
(c)
in sub-head (iii) for “£30.50” substitute “£30.80”.
(7)
In paragraph 1(1)(g) for “£63.60”, “£56.40” and “£30.50” substitute “£64.20”, “£57.00” and “£30.80” respectively.
(8)
In paragraph 2(a) for “£14.50” substitute “£14.60”.
(9)
In paragraph 2(b) for “£37.00” substitute “£37.40”.
Application of regulations 3 to 6
7.
The amendments made by regulations 3 to 6 apply only in relation to a voucher accepted pursuant to regulation 12 of the 1998 Regulations or used pursuant to regulation 17 of the 1998 Regulations after these Regulations come into force.
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
SCHEDULE
“SCHEDULE 2VOUCHER VALUES – REPAIR
Column 1
Column 2
Nature of Repair to Appliance
Letter Codes-Values
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Repair or replacement of one lens
12.15
22.25
36.05
90.60
26.35
35.40
48.20
100.35
93.00
Repair or replacement of two lenses
24.30
44.50
72.10
181.20
52.70
70.80
96.40
200.70
186.00
Repair or replacement of the front of a frame
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
12.45
Repair or replacement of a side of a frame
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
7.35
Repair or replacement of the whole frame
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80
14.80”
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”) which provide for payments to be made by means of a voucher system in respect of costs incurred by certain categories of persons in connection with the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances.
These Regulations amend the voucher values in the 1998 Regulations to—
increase the redemption value of a voucher issued towards the cost of replacing a single contact lens to increase the maximum contribution by way of a voucher to the cost of repairing a frame and the maximum supplement for small glasses and special frames (regulation 3);
increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of supply and replacement of optical appliances (regulation 4);
increase the value of vouchers issued towards the cost of repair of optical appliances (regulation 5); and
increase the additional values for vouchers for prisms, tints, photochromic lenses and special categories of appliances (regulation 6).
Regulation 7 provides that these increases to the voucher values apply only in relation to vouchers accepted or used after these Regulations come into force.