Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2020

Hospital Utilisation Credit - amendment of amount specified

3. (1) The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 3:

“SCHEDULE 3

Amount Specified For Purposes Of Definition Of ‘Hospital Utilisation Credit’

1. For the provision of in-patient services on overnight accommodation basis - €125 per night.

2. For the provision of in-patient services on day case basis - €75.”.

(2) Schedule 3 to the Principal Act, as substituted by subsection (1), only applies in the case of a health insurance contract entered into or renewed on or after 1 April 2021 (and, accordingly, that Schedule, as in force immediately before that date, shall continue to apply in the case of a health insurance contract entered into or renewed on or after 1 April 2020 but before 1 April 2021).