S.I. No. 509/1997 - Health (Outpatient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997
S.I. No. 509 of 1997. | ||
HEALTH (OUTPATIENT 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 56 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) as substituted by section I 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) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1998. 3. Article 4 of the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 37 of 1994 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of £20 for £12 in sub-article (2). | ||
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 provide that instead of the £12 charge for outpatient services introduced in March 1994 a charge of £20 shall be introduced from 1 January 1998 in respect of attendance at accident and emergency or casualty departments where the person concerned has not been referred by a medical practitioner. The charge shall not apply where such an attendance results in hospital admission. The usual exemptions and hardship provision shall continue to apply. |