NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations
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The NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations are UK statutory rules that set out when and how patients must pay, or are exempt from paying, charges for NHS prescriptions and medical appliances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom statutory instrument
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secondary legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | National Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
health law
ⓘ
social security law ⓘ |
| basedOn |
National Health Service Act 1977
NERFINISHED
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National Health Service Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
charges for dental appliances where applicable
ⓘ
charges for elastic hosiery ⓘ circumstances when no charge is payable ⓘ eligibility criteria for charge exemptions ⓘ eligibility criteria for charge remissions ⓘ prescription charge rates ⓘ rules for pre-payment certificates ⓘ rules for supply of wigs and fabric supports ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | NHS Business Services Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
patient liability for appliance charges
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patient liability for prescription charges ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
NHS pharmacies
NERFINISHED
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dispensing doctors ⓘ hospital pharmacies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
NHS appliance charge collection
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NHS prescription charge collection ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| madeBy | Secretary of State for Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | NHS charging regime ⓘ |
| purpose |
to set out when NHS patients are exempt from paying charges
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to set out when NHS patients must pay charges for drugs and appliances ⓘ |
| regulates |
charges for NHS medical appliances
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charges for NHS prescriptions ⓘ exemptions from NHS prescription charges ⓘ remission of NHS charges ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NHS (Dental Charges) Regulations
NERFINISHED
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NHS Low Income Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specifies |
age-based exemptions from prescription charges
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categories of patients exempt from prescription charges ⓘ circumstances for refund of charges ⓘ income-based exemptions from prescription charges ⓘ maternity-related exemptions from prescription charges ⓘ medical condition exemptions from prescription charges ⓘ offences related to incorrect exemption claims ⓘ war pensioner exemptions for certain items ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
index-linked changes in charge levels
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periodic amendment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates
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legalBasis
→
NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations
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subject surface form:
NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate