S.I. No. 710/2003 - Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2003

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme, 2003.

2. The Risk Equalisation Scheme, 2003 is hereby amended -

in Article 3,

(i) by the substitution for the definition of “hospital stay” of-

“

‘hospital stay’

means an in-patient stay or a day-patient day or any attendance at a hospital during the provision of services described in paragraph 1(a) of the First Schedule while the insured person was maintained in accommodation other than private hospital accommodation;”, and

(ii) by the substitution for the definition of “period” of-

“

‘period’

, as it relates to returns or calculations, means two consecutive quarters ending on the 30

th

day of June and on the 31

st

day of December in any given year;”.

Given under my Official Seal,

this 19

th

day of December, 2003.

Micheál Martin

Minister for Health and Children

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This scheme amends the definitions of “hospital stay” and “period” in Article 3 of the Risk Equalisation Scheme, 2003.

I, Micheál Martin, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 3

and

12

of the

Health Insurance Act, 1994

(No. 16 of 1994) as amended and substituted by

sections 9

,

10

and

13

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2001

(No. 17 of 2001) and

section 5

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2003

(No. 11 of 2003), hereby make and prescribe the following Scheme-