Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 6th January, 2015. |
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I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (amended by section 4 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 45 of 2012)) and section 10 (amended by section 4 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 6 of 2008)) of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16 of 1994), hereby make the following Regulations: |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
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(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 2015. |
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2. In these Regulations, "Principal Regulations" means the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1996 ). |
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3. Schedule A to the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph 1, by the substitution of the following sub-paragraph for sub-paragraph (2): |
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4. Schedule A to the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph 1, by the substitution of the following sub-paragraph for sub-paragraph (4): |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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23 December 2014. |
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LEO VARADKAR, |
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Minister for Health. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These regulations clarify that the amount of the charge payable under Section 55 of the Health Act 1970 is payable in respect of services provided in a publicly funded hospital. |