S.I. No. 115/1987:

HEALTH (OUT-PATIENT CHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1987.

HEALTH (OUT-PATIENT CHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1987.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and section 56 (5) of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) as substituted by section 1 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 3 of 1987) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987.

2. In these Regulations:--

"the Act" means the Health Act, 1970 ;

"the Minister" means the Minister for Health;

"out-patient services" means services as defined in section 56 (1) of the Act.

3. These regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of May, 1987.

4. (1) A charge shall be made for out-patient services provided under subsection (2) of section 56 of the Act, for persons other than:

(a) persons with full eligibility;

(b) women receiving services in respect of motherhood;

(c) children up to the age of six weeks;

(d) children suffering from diseases or disabilities prescribed under section 56 (3) of the Act;

(e) children in respect of defects noticed at a health examination held pursuant to the service provided under section 66 of the Act;

(f) persons receiving services for the diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases prescribed under Part IV of the Health Act, 1947 ;

(g) persons who are deemed, pursuant to section 45 (7) of the Act, to be persons with full eligibility in relation to an out-patient service;

(h) persons undergoing tests for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a disease, defect or condition that may be prescribed under section 70 of the Act.

(2) The charge under article 4 (1) shall be £10 and shall be in respect of the first and subsequent instances relating to the same matter.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 14th day of April, 1987.

RORY O'HANLON,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 14th day of April, 1987.

RAY MACSHARRY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for a £10 charge for out-patient services in specified circumstances and on specified categories of persons. Persons exempted from the charge are listed in Article 4 (1).