Government Employees (Health Insurance) (Benefits) Amendment Order 1997
Title 9
Laws of Bermuda Item 16(b)

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BERMUDA STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

BR 46/1997

THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE)
(BENEFITS) AMENDMENT ORDER 1997

[made under section 12 of the Government Employees (Health Insurance)
Act 1986 [title 9 item 16] and brought into operation on 25 July 1997

Citation
1 This Order, which amends the Government Employees (Health
Insurance) (Benefits) Order 1997 ("the principal Order"), may be cited as
the Government Employees (Health Insurance) (Benefits) Amendment
Order 1997.

Amendment to Part II of the Schedule to the principal Order
2 Paragraph 13 of Part II of the Schedule to the principal Order is
amended—

(a) by deleting the full stop from sub-paragraph (3) and
substituting a semi-colon;

(b) by inserting next after sub-paragraph (3) the following
new sub-paragraphs—

" (4) For the purposes of this paragraph lenses
and frames include the following—

(a) frames;

(b) bifocal and trifocal lenses, including tints and
prescription glasses;

THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE)
(BENEFITS) AMENDMENT ORDER 1997

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(c) disposable or non-disposable contact lenses.

(5) For the purposes of this paragraph lenses
and frames do not include the following—

(a) duplicate and spare eye glasses;

(b) duplicate and spare disposable contact
lenses;

(c) sunglasses, prescribed or otherwise;

(d) safety glasses;

(e) services for visual training or remedial
exercises.".

Commencement
3 This Order shall come into operation on 25 July 1997.