Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006

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Number 17 of 2006


HEALTH (REPAYMENT SCHEME) ACT 2006


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3. Executive may enter into arrangement with person to provide services for purposes of this Act, etc.

4. Power of scheme administrator to specify forms.

PART 2

Repayment Scheme

5. Application for prescribed repayment.

6. Determination of application.

7. Priority of living relevant persons over estates of relevant persons.

8. Operation of other enactments, etc. on prescribed repayments.

9. Payment of prescribed repayments and operation of patients’ private property accounts, etc.

10. Settlements.

11. Donations of prescribed repayments, etc.

12. Records.

13. Special account.

14. Governance.

15. Notification of certain decisions.

16. Appeals against certain decisions, etc.

17. Recovery of payment of prescribed repayment procured through fraud or misrepresentation, etc.

18. Audit by Comptroller and Auditor General.

PART 3

Miscellaneous

19. Offences and penalties.

20. Regulations.

21. Power to remove difficulties.

22. Laying of Regulations.

23. Amendment of First Schedule to Ombudsman Act 1980.


Acts Referred to

Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003

2003, No. 1

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003

2003, No. 12

Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003

Finance Act 1993

1993, No. 13

Health (Amendment) Act 2005

2005, No. 3

Health Act 1953

1953, No. 26

Health Act 1970

1970, No. 1

Health Acts 1947 to 2006

National Archives Act 1986

1986, No. 11

Ombudsman Act 1980

1980, No. 26

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

2005, No. 26

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

1997, No. 39

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Number 17 of 2006


HEALTH (REPAYMENT SCHEME) ACT 2006


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHEME TO REPAY RECOVERABLE HEALTH CHARGES AND TO REGULATE PATIENTS’ PRIVATE PROPERTY ACCOUNTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[23rd June, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: