Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

11 February 2019

SL(5)315 – The National Health Service (Paramedic Independent Prescriber and Paramedic Supplementary Prescriber) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019

Procedure: Negative

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004, the National Health Service (Free Prescriptions and Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Wales) Regulations 2007 and the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2013 to extend the definition of prescriber to include paramedic independent prescribers. They also amend the definition of supplementary prescriber in those Regulations to include paramedic supplementary prescribers.

These Regulations also amend the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 by extending the exemption from the requirement to charge for single use carrier bags to include products prescribed by a paramedic independent prescriber and a paramedic supplementary prescriber.

These amendments are made as a result of the introduction of independent prescribing and supplementary prescribing for registered paramedics under amendments made to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 by the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

Parent Act: National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006; Climate Change Act 2008

Date Made: 29 January 2019

Date Laid: 31 January 2019

Coming into force date: 22 February 2019