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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 780207"><p>I wonder if pharmacists who have not asked for an exemption certificate are going to face any problems? How many of you facing fines were asked to provide evidence when you picked up your prescription?</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Exemptions From the Prescription Charge</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>QUICK LINKS</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/edt_intro.htm" target="_blank">REF: Drug Tariff Part XVI</a></p><p><a href="http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/eps/endorsing-and-submission/eps-and-exemption-status/" target="_blank">EPS exemption</a></p><p><a href="http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/payment-accuracy/prescription-pricing-accuracy/switching/" target="_blank">Switching</a></p><p><a href="http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/receiving-a-prescription/patient-charges/refunds/" target="_blank">Prescription Charge Refunds</a></p><p>As part of a pharmacy’s Terms of Service, pharmacy staff must ask any person who makes a declaration that the patient is exempt from paying a prescription charge to produce satisfactory evidence of such entitlement. The legislative requirement is set out in paragraph 7 of the Terms of Service, which is available to view <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/349/schedule/4/part/2/made" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>Where appropriate, pharmacy staff should advise patients of the required certificates and how they might go about obtaining them (e.g. Medical Exemption Certificates required for patients suffering from diabetes, epilepsy etc. as well as exemption certificates on maternity grounds, low income, or Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPC)).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/receiving-a-prescription/patient-charges/exemptions/" target="_blank">http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/receiving-a-prescription/patient-charges/exemptions/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 780207"] I wonder if pharmacists who have not asked for an exemption certificate are going to face any problems? How many of you facing fines were asked to provide evidence when you picked up your prescription? [SIZE=6][B]Exemptions From the Prescription Charge[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]QUICK LINKS[/B][/SIZE] [URL='http://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/edt_intro.htm']REF: Drug Tariff Part XVI[/URL] [URL='http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/eps/endorsing-and-submission/eps-and-exemption-status/']EPS exemption[/URL] [URL='http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/payment-accuracy/prescription-pricing-accuracy/switching/']Switching[/URL] [URL='http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/receiving-a-prescription/patient-charges/refunds/']Prescription Charge Refunds[/URL] As part of a pharmacy’s Terms of Service, pharmacy staff must ask any person who makes a declaration that the patient is exempt from paying a prescription charge to produce satisfactory evidence of such entitlement. The legislative requirement is set out in paragraph 7 of the Terms of Service, which is available to view [URL='http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/349/schedule/4/part/2/made']here[/URL]. Where appropriate, pharmacy staff should advise patients of the required certificates and how they might go about obtaining them (e.g. Medical Exemption Certificates required for patients suffering from diabetes, epilepsy etc. as well as exemption certificates on maternity grounds, low income, or Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPC)). [URL]http://psnc.org.uk/dispensing-supply/receiving-a-prescription/patient-charges/exemptions/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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