S.I. No. 115/1987 - Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987.
S.I. No. 115 of 1987. | ||
HEALTH (OUT-PATIENT CHARGES) REGULATIONS, 1987. | ||
The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and section 56 (5) of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) as substituted by section 1 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 3 of 1987) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987. 2. In these Regulations:— | ||
"the Act" means the Health Act, 1970 ; | ||
"the Minister" means the Minister for Health; | ||
"out-patient services" means services as defined in section 56 (1) of the Act. 3. These regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of May, 1987. 4. (1) A charge shall be made for out-patient services provided under subsection (2) of section 56 of the Act, for persons other than: | ||
(a) persons with full eligibility; | ||
(b) women receiving services in respect of motherhood; | ||
(c) children up to the age of six weeks; | ||
(d) children suffering from diseases or disabilities prescribed under section 56 (3) of the Act; | ||
(e) children in respect of defects noticed at a health examination held pursuant to the service provided under section 66 of the Act; | ||
(f) persons receiving services for the diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases prescribed under Part IV of the Health Act, 1947 ; | ||
(g) persons who are deemed, pursuant to section 45 (7) of the Act, to be persons with full eligibility in relation to an out-patient service; | ||
(h) persons undergoing tests for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a disease, defect or condition that may be prescribed under section 70 of the Act. | ||
(2) The charge under article 4 (1) shall be £10 and shall be in respect of the first and subsequent instances relating to the same matter. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 14th day of April, 1987. | ||
RORY O'HANLON, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
The Minister for Finance consents to these regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 14th day of April, 1987. | ||
RAY MACSHARRY, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
These Regulations provide for a £10 charge for out-patient services in specified circumstances and on specified categories of persons. Persons exempted from the charge are listed in Article 4 (1). |