S.I. No. 92/2013 - Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section11E(3)) Regulations 2013.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd March, 2013.

The Health Insurance Authority pursuant to the requirement in Section 11E(3) of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16 of 1994) (inserted by section 15 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 45 of 2012), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section11E(3)) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 March 2013.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1994” means the Health Insurance Act 1994 .

“advanced cover” has the same meaning as that provided for in section 11E(4) of the Act of 1994;

“Authority” means The Health Insurance Authority; and

“relevant contract” has the meaning assigned to it by section 125A of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 .

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Act of 1994 shall have in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the contrary intention appears.

(3) A reference in these Regulations—

(a) to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment,

(b) a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

Specification by the Authority

3. In accordance with subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 11E of the Act of 1994, the Authority specifies that it is satisfied that each of the types of relevant contract identified by the product registration number specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations, being issued by the registered undertaking specified in column (2) and bearing the product name specified in column (3), samples of those types of relevant contract having been submitted to the Authority as changed existing contracts under section 7AB(2) of the Act of 1994, does not provide for advanced cover where issued on or after the date specified in column (4) of the Schedule opposite the same product registration number.

SCHEDULE

Types of relevant contracts submitted to the Authority under section 7AB(2) of the Act of 1994 which the Authority is satisfied do not provide for advanced cover

Product Registration number(1)

Registered Undertaking(2)

Product Name(3)

Date from which type of relevant contract does not provide for advanced cover(4)

96

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Access Level 1

31 March 2013

117

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1 Everyday (Nurses)

31 March 2013

20

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level1 Everyday

31 March 2013

121

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1 Everyday (Teachers)

31 March 2013

271

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Health Starter

31 March 2013

115

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1Hospital (Nurses)

31 March 2013

119

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1 Hospital (Teachers)

31 March 2013

1

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

I Plan Level 1

31 March 2013

163

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

I Plan Level 1 with day to day 50

31 March 2013

164

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

I Plan Level 1 with day to day A

31 March 2013

22

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1 Hospital

31 March 2013

220

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Level 1 Plan

31 March 2013

18

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Me Plan level 1

31 March 2013

162

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Me Plan Level 1 with day to day 50

31 March 2013

153

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Me Plan Level 1 with day to day Me

31 March 2013

98

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Daily Level 1

31 March 2013

113

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Health Level 1

31 March 2013

3

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Total Life Level 1

31 March 2013

166

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Total Life Level 1 with Day to Day 50

31 March 2013

167

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

Total Life Level 1 with Day to Day A

31 March 2013

2

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

We Plan Level 1

31 March 2013

168

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

We Plan Level 1 with Day to day A

31 March 2013

165

Aviva Health Insurance Ireland Ltd

We Plan Level 1 with Day to day 50

31 March 2013

296

Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) plc

Basic Plan

31 March 2013

103

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

One Plan Starter

31 March 2013

246

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

One Plan Starter Day to Day

31 March 2013

87

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

Company Plan Starter

31 March 2013

75

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

First Plan Level 1

31 March 2013

76

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

First Plan Level 2

31 March 2013

79

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

Family Plan Level 1

31 March 2013

80

The Voluntary Health Insurance Board

Family Plan Level 2

31 March 2013

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GIVEN under the Seal of The Health Insurance Authority,

20 March 2013.

J. JOYCE,

Chairperson/ Member.

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LIAM SLOYAN,

Authorised Officer.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations are made by The Health Insurance Authority pursuant to Section 11E(3) of the Health Insurance Act 1994 , as inserted by section 15 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 and specify that The Health Insurance Authority is satisfied that certain relevant contracts do not provide for advanced cover.