Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018
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Amendment of section 1 of Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998 | ||
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6. Section 1 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998 is amended— | ||
(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): | ||
“(1) Notwithstanding the Voluntary Health Insurance Acts 1957 to 2008, the Board may act as an agent or insurer or carry out business connected with an agent or insurer in respect of the provision of insurance cover pursuant to an international healthcare plan.”, | ||
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(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “international healthcare plan”: | ||
“ ‘international healthcare plan’ means a plan, scheme or other insurance arrangement made available by the Board which provides for the making of payments by an insurer to, or on behalf of, persons resident outside the State in respect of medical, surgical or related services.”. |