Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2023/1053 United Kingdom

The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Read it on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Contractor24 Any Person5 Self-Employed Person4 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Contractor — also bound by 173 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Self-Employed Person — also bound by 80 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

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.006 Application for a sight test Regulated
  • Verify eligibility and record details before providing a sight testContractor
s.016 Requirements with which a qualified practitioner included in a supplementary list must comply Regulated
  • Notify LHB of changes, provide authority, and supply criminal record certificate when requiredAny Person
s.020 Withdrawal from an ophthalmic list Regulated
  • Notify Local Health Board of withdrawal from ophthalmic listAny Person
s.021 Restrictions on withdrawal from an ophthalmic list Regulated
  • Do not withdraw from ophthalmic list while under investigation or suspensionSelf-Employed Person
s.022 Withdrawal from a supplementary list Regulated
  • Notify the Local Health Board when withdrawing from a supplementary listAny Person
s.026 Notifications to Local Health Boards Regulated
  • Notify Local Health Board of changes to your practice informationAny Person
s.033 Payments for partial services Regulated
  • Notify Local Health Board in writing if you cannot complete ophthalmic servicesContractor
37 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title, coming into force and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Duty to arrange eye examinations
s.004 General ophthalmic services and primary ophthalmic services
s.004 Issue of orders signed by a qualifying optometrist
s.004 Excessive prescribing
s.005 Eligibility for a sight test
s.007 Other services treated as general ophthalmic services
s.008 Provision of primary ophthalmic services
s.009 Qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.010 Duty to prepare a combined list
s.011 Publication of the combined list
s.012 Application for inclusion in a list
s.013 Decisions and grounds for refusal
s.014 Conditional inclusion
s.015 Deferral of decisions
s.017 Removal from a list
s.018 Prescribed health schemes
s.019 Contingent removal from a supplementary list
s.023 Suspension from a supplementary list
s.024 Procedure on suspension from a combined list
s.025 Readmission
s.027 Notifications by Local Health Boards
s.028 Appeal to the First-tier Tribunal
s.029 Procedure on review of Local Health Board decision
s.030 Review periods for national disqualification
s.031 The Statement
s.032 Arrangements for the provision of primary ophthalmic services
s.034 Payments to suspended qualified practitioners
s.035 Overpayments
s.036 Disclosure of information
s.037 Publication of information
s.038 Service of documents on contractors
s.039 Consequential amendments to primary legislation
s.040 Minor and consequential amendments to secondary legislation
s.041 Revocation provisions
s.042 Savings and transitional provisions
Schedules

Schedules

27 of 63 shown
s.sch003 Ophthalmic lists: information to be included in an application Regulated
  • Provide required information when applying for ophthalmic list inclusionTrader
s.sch003 Ophthalmic lists: undertakings and consent Regulated
  • Provide undertakings and consent when applying for ophthalmic list inclusionSelf-Employed Person
s.sch003 Supplementary lists: information to be provided in an application Regulated
  • Provide required information when applying for ophthalmic supplementary list inclusionSelf-Employed Person
s.sch003 Supplementary lists: undertakings and consents Regulated
  • Provide undertakings and consents when applying for supplementary ophthalmic listSelf-Employed Person
s.sch003 Declarations Regulated
  • Make full declarations of criminal and professional history when joining an ophthalmic listAny Person
s.sch004 Incorporation of provisions Regulated
  • Ensure your employees comply with the incorporated terms of serviceContractor
s.sch004 Audits Regulated
  • Complete audits required by your Local Health BoardContractor
s.sch004 Workforce reporting Regulated
  • Provide workforce data to the Local Health Board when requestedContractor
s.sch004 Optometry collaborative Regulated
  • Attend optometry collaborative meetings and vote for optometric leadContractor
s.sch004 Quality improvement and governance Regulated
  • Complete quality improvement self-assessment and training annuallyContractor
s.sch004 Declarations of Convictions etc. Regulated
  • Notify Local Health Board of changes to your ophthalmic list application details and provide criminal record certificate if requestedContractor
s.sch004 Deputies Regulated
  • Notify Local Health Board if you regularly use a deputyContractor
s.sch004 Concerns procedure Regulated
  • Have compliant concerns/complaints arrangements in placeContractor
s.sch004 Duty to make available basic glasses Regulated
  • Offer basic glasses when accepting NHS vouchersContractor
s.sch004 Co-operation with investigations Regulated
  • Co-operate with investigations by NHS bodies and ombudsmanContractor
s.sch004 Payment claims Regulated
  • Submit fee claims within 3 months using correct form and signatureContractor
s.sch004 Testing of sight Regulated
  • Carry out NHS sight tests and provide eye health advice properlyContractor
s.sch004 Eye examinations Regulated
  • Provide eye examinations when clinically appropriateContractor
s.sch004 Referrals Regulated
  • Refer patients with eye abnormalities to a specialist and inform their GPContractor
s.sch004 Use of disqualified name Regulated
  • Do not use the name of a person disqualified from the combined listContractor
s.sch004 Training Regulated
  • Ensure staff complete annual and required training for ophthalmic servicesContractor
s.sch004 Compliance with legislation and guidance Regulated
  • Comply with all relevant legislation and follow local guidanceContractor
s.sch004 Premises and equipment Regulated
  • Provide suitable consulting rooms, waiting areas, and equipment for ophthalmic servicesContractor
s.sch004 Displaying of notices Regulated
  • Display required notices and service details at each practice locationContractor
s.sch004 Welsh Language Regulated
  • Provide ophthalmic services bilingually and support Welsh language useContractor
s.sch004 Times at which primary ophthalmic services must be provided Regulated
  • Provide ophthalmic services at times agreed with the Local Health BoardContractor
s.sch004 Records Regulated
  • Keep proper patient records, retain for 10 years, and produce on requestContractor
36 other schedules
s.sch001 Eligibility criteria
s.sch001 Specific evidence of eligibility for certain persons
s.sch002 Qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.sch002 Approval of qualifications of ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.sch002 Appeals from Ophthalmic Qualifications Committee
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch003 Information in the ophthalmic list
s.sch003 (1) Where the Local Health Board is considering a refusal...
s.sch003 (1) The circumstances referred to in regulation 15 are—
s.sch003 Procedure for removal under these Regulations
s.sch003 Procedure for removal under the Act
s.sch003 Factors to be considered before removal
s.sch003 Factors relating to unsuitability cases
s.sch003 Factors relating to fraud cases
s.sch003 Factors relating to efficiency cases
s.sch003 Interpretation
s.sch003 Information in the supplementary list
s.sch003 The grounds on which a Local Health Board must refuse...
s.sch003 The grounds on which a Local Health Board may refuse...
s.sch004 Alternative records arrangements
s.sch004 Applications to other lists
s.sch004 Employees
s.sch004 Complaints made against and concerns notified about ophthalmic medical practitioners
s.sch004 Refusal to provide services
s.sch004 Premises at which primary ophthalmic services are to be provided
s.sch004 Provision of mobile services
s.sch005 Freedom of Information Act 2000
s.sch005 Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006
s.sch005 Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019
s.sch006 The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992
s.sch006 The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995
s.sch006 The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997
s.sch006 The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008
s.sch006 The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011
s.sch006 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2012
s.sch006 The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.