S.I. No. 510/1997 - Health (Inpatient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997
S.I. No. 510 of 1997. | ||
HEALTH (INPATIENT CHARGES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997 | ||
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) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations: 1. These regulations may be cited as the Health (In-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997. 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 1994 ( S.I. No. 38 of 1994 )) is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-article (2) of the following: | ||
"(2) The charge referred to in sub-article 4(1) shall be at the rate of £25 in respect of each day, subject to a maximum payment of £250 in any period of twelve consecutive months, during which the person is maintained as an inpatient 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.". 3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1998. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister | ||
for Health and Children, this 17th day of | ||
December 1997. | ||
Brian Cowen | ||
Minister for Health and Children | ||
The Minister for Finance consents to these | ||
regulations. | ||
Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for | ||
Finance, this 17th day of December 1997. | ||
Charlie McCreevy | ||
Minister for Finance | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
These Regulations amend the Health (In-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987 and 1994 by raising the daily charge for inpatient services from £20 to £25 and by raising the maximum amount payable in any period of twelve consecutive months from £200 to £250. |