Health (Nursing Homes) Act, 1990

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Number 23 of 1990


HEALTH (NURSING HOMES) ACT, 1990


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

“Nursing home”.

3.

Prohibition of unregistered nursing homes.

4.

Registration of nursing homes.

5.

Appeals.

6.

Regulations in relation to standards in nursing homes.

7.

Payments by health boards towards costs of maintenance of dependent persons in nursing homes.

8.

Fees.

9.

Temporary management of nursing homes by health boards.

10.

Boarding out of persons by health boards.

11.

Penalties.

12.

Provisions in relation to offences.

13.

Saver.

14.

Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.

15.

Repeals.

16.

Expenses.

17.

Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.


Acts Referred to

Health (Homes for Incapacitated Persons) Act, 1964

1964, No. 8

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Mental Treatment Act, 1945

1945, No. 19

Mental Treatment Acts, 1945 to 1966

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

1851, c. 93

Registration of Maternity Homes Act, 1934

1934, No. 14

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Number 23 of 1990


HEALTH (NURSING HOMES) ACT, 1990


AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO NURSING HOMES FOR DEPENDENT PERSONS AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION BY HEALTH BOARDS OF SUCH HOMES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARDING OUT BY HEALTH BOARDS OF DEPENDENT PERSONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [21st July, 1990]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: