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Insured Optometric Services Regulations

made under subsection 17(2) of the

Health Services and Insurance Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 197

O.I.C. 2021-254 (effective November 26, 2021), N.S. Reg. 142/2021



Table of Contents


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Citation

Insured optometric services


 


Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Insured Optometric Services Regulations.


Insured optometric services

2        Residents are entitled to all of the following insured optometric services:

 

                   (a)      comprehensive eye examination;

 

                   (b)     low vision assessment;

 

                   (c)      limited eye examination;

 

                   (d)     punctal occlusion;

 

                   (e)      dilation of lacrimal punctum;

 

                   (f)      contact lens fitting;

 

                   (g)     glaucoma management visit;

 

                   (h)     visual field (kinetic with static cuts or Humphrey field analysis) procedure for glaucoma management;

 

                   (i)      comprehensive eye examination for glaucoma management.



 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Insured Optometric Services Regulations

N.S. Reg. 142/2021

Health Services and Insurance Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Insured Optometric Services Regulations made under the Health Services and Insurance Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

142/2021

Nov 26, 2021

date specified

Nov 19, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

94/1984

Tariff of Fees for Vision Analysis

May 1, 1984

Feb 17, 1999

4/1999

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Feb 17, 1999

Apr 1, 2001

68/2002

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Apr 1, 2001

Aug 20, 2013

288/2013

Insured Optometric Services Tariff Regulations

Aug 20, 2013

Nov 26, 2021

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.