S.I. No. 178/1993 - Health Services (Out-Patient) Regulations, 1993.
S.I. No. 178 of 1993. | ||
HEALTH SERVICES (OUT-PATIENT) REGULATIONS, 1993. | ||
The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 56 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 3 of 1987) and Section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1991 (No. 15 of 1991), hereby makes the following Regulations. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Services (Out-Patient) Regulations, 1993. 2. In these Regulations— | ||
"public patient" means a person receiving out-patient consultant services under Section 56 of the Health Act, 1970 as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act, 1987 and Section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1991 ; | ||
"private patient" means a person receiving out-patient consultant services other than as a public patient; | ||
"consultant" means a registered medical practitioner engaged in a consultant capacity in the provision of out-patient services. 3. For the purpose of determining entitlement of a person to out-patient services— | ||
(1) a person availing of out-patient consultant services as a public patient shall be deemed to be the public patient of all consultants engaged in the provision of out-patient services to that person in relation to that particular consultation; | ||
(2) a person availing of out-patient consultant services as a private patient of a consultant shall be deemed to be the private patient of all consultants engaged in the provision of out-patient services to that person in relation to that particular consultation. 4. A health board shall charge a person who is availing of out-patient consultant services as a private patient of a consultant such charges as may be approved of or directed by the Minister for the provision of out-patient services. 5. The Health Services (Out-Patient) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 136 of 1991 ) are hereby revoked. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 1st day of July, 1993. | ||
BRENDAN HOWLIN, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
These Regulations | ||
(i) specify the manner in which a person may avail of his/her entitlement to consultant out-patient services under Section 56 of the Health Act, 1970 and | ||
(ii) provide for charges, as approved of or directed by the Minister, for out-patient services provided to patients who are not availing of the above entitlement and are therefore "private patients". | ||
They replace the Health Services (Out-Patient) Regulations, 1991 which provided only for (i) above. |