S.I. No. 582/2001 -- Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001
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S.I. NO. 582 OF 2001 |
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Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 |
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Dublin |
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Published by the Stationery Office |
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S.I. No. 582 of 2001 |
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Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001 |
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The Minister for Health and Children in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 ( No. 28 of 1947 ) and Section 53 of the Health Act, 1970 ( No. 1 of 1970 ) as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( No. 308 of 1997 ) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations:- |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001. |
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2. Article 4 of the Health (In-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 116 of 1987 ) (as amended by article 2 of the Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I. No. 401 of 1999 )) is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (2) of the following: |
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“(2) The charge referred to in sub-article 4 (1) shall be at the rate of €33.00 in respect of each day, subject to a maximum payment of €330.00 in any period of twelve consecutive months, during which the person is maintained as an in-patient provided that in calculating the charge, where such person is so maintained for a single period of more than one day, no account shall be taken of the final day.” |
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3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2002. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
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The purpose of these regulations is to amend the charge set out in the Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 to provide that the charges are payable in convenient euro amounts. The charge is revised from £26 to €33.00 and the maximum amount payable in any period of twelve consecutive months from £260 to €330.00. The usual exemptions, which include medical card holders and hardship provision shall continue to apply. The revised charge comes into effect on 1 January, 2002. |
