The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2004
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 1997 (“the Optical 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. In regulation 2 they also amend the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 so as to provide that prisoners are eligible for free sight tests and are included in the categories of persons who are entitled to vouchers for the supply, replacement and repair of optical appliances. This change is a result of the transfer of responsibility for prison health care from the Home Office to Primary Care Trusts.