S.I. No. 248/2000 - Health (Dental Services For Children) Regulations, 2000.

I, MICHEÁL MARTIN, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 11 of 1994), as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 308 of 1997 ), make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Dental Services for Children) Regulations, 2000.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on the first day of August, 2000.

2. In these Regulations the “Act of 1994” means the Health (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 11 of 1994).

3. Fifteen years of age is specified for the purposes of section 1 (1) of the Act of 1994.

4. The following dental health services are specified for the purposes of section 1 (1) of the Act of 1994:

(a) a dental health screening service,

(b) a preventive dental treatment service, and

(c) a primary care dental treatment service in respect of defects noted during a screening examination carried out under paragraph (a) of this Regulation.

5. The Health (Dental Services for Children) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 21 of 1995 ), are revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

The effect of these Regulations is to extend eligibility for the health boards' dental services to children up to their sixteenth birthday.