Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015
Provision of health services without charge to relevant participants | ||
2. (1) The Health Service Executive shall make available without charge to relevant participants— | ||
(a) a general practitioner medical and surgical service, | ||
(b) drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances for the time being on the Reimbursement List within the meaning of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 , | ||
(c) the nursing service specified in section 60 of the Act of 1970, | ||
(d) the home help service specified in section 61 of the Act of 1970, following an assessment of needs made by a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse that the service is so required, | ||
(e) the dental, ophthalmic and aural services specified in section 67 of the Act of 1970, | ||
(f) a counselling service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner, relative to a relevant participant’s admission to and work in any of the institutions specified in the Schedule, | ||
(g) a chiropody service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner or registered nurse, and | ||
(h) a physiotherapy service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner. | ||
(2) In this section “relevant participant” means, in relation to the Scheme, a woman— | ||
(a) in respect of whom a determination has been made by the Minister that she is eligible under the Scheme, and | ||
(b) who has accepted, in accordance with the Scheme, a formal offer made to her under that Scheme. |