Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2023

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Amendment of amount specified for purposes of definition of hospital utilisation credit

3. (1) The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 3:

“SCHEDULE 3

AMOUNT SPECIFIED FOR PURPOSES OF DEFINITION OF ‘HOSPITAL UTILISATION CREDIT’

1. For the provision of in-patient services on overnight accommodation basis – €163 per night.

2. For the provision of in-patient services on day case basis – €81.”.

(2) Schedule 3 to the Principal Act, as substituted by subsection (1), only applies in the case of a health insurance contract entered into or renewed on or after 1 April 2024 and, accordingly, that Schedule, as in force immediately before that date, shall continue to apply in the case of a health insurance contract entered into or renewed on or after 1 April 2021 but before 1 April 2024.