Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2017

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Substitution of Schedule 3 to Principal Act

4. (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 - €100 per night.

2. For the provision of in-patient services on day case basis - €50.”.

(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 2018 (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 2017 but before 1 April 2018).