Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2021

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Number 47 of 2021


HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021


CONTENTS

Section

1. Definition

2. Amendment of section 6A of Principal Act

3. Amendment of section 7E of Principal Act

4. Amendment of section 7F of Principal Act

5. Amendment of section 11C of Principal Act

6. Amendment of Schedule 4 to Principal Act

7. Amendment of Principal Act by addition of Schedule 5 relating to high cost claims

8. Amendment of section 125A of Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999

9. Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction


Acts Referred to

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (No. 14)

Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16)

Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2020

Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31)

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Number 47 of 2021


HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021


An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1994 to specify the amount of premium to be paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund in respect of certain classes of insured persons from 1 April 2022; to make certain other amendments of that Act, including making provision for how certain high cost claims under health insurance contracts are to be treated for risk equalisation purposes; to make a consequential amendment to the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 ; and to provide for related matters.

[22nd December, 2021]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: