S.I. No. 378/1993:

NURSING HOMES (SUBVENTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

NURSING HOMES (SUBVENTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 7 of the Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990 (No. 23 of 1990) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Nursing Homes (Subvention) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.

2. The Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 227 of 1993 ) are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Article 22.1:--

"22.1 If a health board, before the day of commencement of the Act has entered into an arrangement with a home which was a home notified to a health board under the Health (Homes for Incapacitated Persons) Act, 1964 (No. 8 of 1964), to provide in-patient services under Section 52 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) such an arrangement shall be considered to be in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations for so long as the home is registered under the Act and provided that with the exception of articles 10.1, 10.3 and 12.1 the provisions of these Regulations are observed.

22.2 The continuation of an arrangement under article 22.1 beyond the first day of September, 1997 shall require the approval of the Minister".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 14th day of December 1993.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 227 of 1993 ) by the inclusion of a provision that the approval of the Minister will be required for the continuation of an arrangement under article 21.1 beyond the first day of September 1997.