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Health and Social Care Act 2012

Section 205 - Payments in respect of costs of sight tests

1230.This section amends section 180 of the NHS Act (payments in respect of costs of optical appliances). Further amendments to this section are made in Schedule 4 to take account of the fact that in future such payments will be made by the NHS Commissioning Board.

1231.Subsection (2) amends section 180 by inserting a new paragraph (za) into subsection (3) which clarifies the existing payment powers that underlie current practice.

1232.Subsection (3) inserts new subsection (3A) into section 180 to clarify the level of repayments which may be made. The clarification is in line with existing practice.

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