Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2007/436 United Kingdom

General Ophthalmic Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.009 Application for inclusion in ophthalmic list Regulated
  • Notify the Department of changes to your ophthalmic list details within 14 daysContractor
s.014 Payment for services Regulated
  • Notify the Agency in writing if you cannot complete ophthalmic servicesContractor
s.017 Sight tests – applications Regulated
  • Verify patient eligibility and record required information before sight testContractor
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Constitution of Ophthalmic Committee
s.004 Delegation of duties
s.005 Qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.006 Approval of qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.007 Appeals against decisions of
s.008 Ophthalmic list
s.010 Withdrawal from ophthalmic list
s.011 Removal from ophthalmic list
s.012 The Statement
s.013 Terms of Service
s.015 Payments to an ophthalmic medical practitioner or optician suspended by direction of the Tribunal
s.016 Sight Tests – eligibility
s.018 Sight test treated as a test under general ophthalmic services
s.019 School children
s.020 Cases of disability
s.021 Publication of particulars
s.022 Service of documents
s.023 Revocations and transitional provisions
Schedules

Schedules

13 of 25 shown
s.sch001 Complaints Regulated
  • Establish and operate a patient complaints procedureContractor
s.sch001 Co-operation with investigations Regulated
  • Cooperate with Department investigations of complaintsContractor
s.sch001 Payments Regulated
  • Submit sight test claims within 6 months and do not double-chargeContractor
s.sch001 Testing of Sight Regulated
  • Test sight, refer if medical issue, and issue prescriptions correctlyContractor
s.sch001 Use of disqualified name Regulated
  • Do not use the name of a disqualified ophthalmic practitionerContractor
s.sch001 Telephone services Regulated
  • Don't use 087, 090, 091 or 070 premium-rate numbers for patient or NHS callsContractor
s.sch001 Premises at which general ophthalmic services are to be provided Regulated
  • Provide ophthalmic services only at registered addressesContractor
s.sch001 Provision of mobile services Regulated
  • Notify Department and ensure patient request before mobile ophthalmic servicesContractor
s.sch001 Premises and equipment Regulated
  • Provide adequate premises and equipment for ophthalmic services and allow inspectionContractor
s.sch001 Notices Regulated
  • Display approved notice and leaflet at each service locationContractor
s.sch001 Records Regulated
  • Keep full, accurate records of sight tests and optical appliances for 7 yearsContractor
s.sch001 Deputies Regulated
  • Notify the Department if you regularly use a deputy opticianContractor
s.sch001 Employees Regulated
  • Only employ qualified sight-testers and notify the DepartmentContractor
12 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Complaints against ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.sch001 Incorporation of provisions
s.sch002 The Ophthalmic Committee appointed by the Agency, after consultation with...
s.sch002 The Chairman shall be an optician appointed by the Department....
s.sch002 The term of office of members of the Committee shall...
s.sch002 Where the place of a member becomes vacant before the...
s.sch002 A member of the Committee may resign his membership by...
s.sch002 Where any member of the Committee— (a) is absent from...
s.sch002 Where a person who provides any ophthalmic or other professional...
s.sch002 The proceedings of the Committee shall not be invalidated by...
s.sch002 A member of the Committee who is appointed on the...

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