S.I. No. 691/2024 - Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 11E(2)) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th December, 2024.

The Health Insurance Authority pursuant to section 11E(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16 of 1994) (inserted by section 15 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 ) (No. 45 of 2012) and section 8 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2013 (No 48 of 2013)), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 11E(2)) (No. 2) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 10^th December 2024.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1994” means the Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16 of 1994).

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Act of 1994 shall have in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the contrary intention appears.

(3) A reference in these Regulations—

(a) to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment,

(b) a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

Specification by the Authority

3. In accordance with subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 11E of the Act of 1994, the Authority specifies that it is satisfied that each of the types of relevant contract identified by the product registration number specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations, being issued by the registered undertaking specified in column (2) and bearing the product name specified in column (3), samples of those types of relevant contracts having been submitted to the Authority as a new types of relevant contracts under section 7AB(1) of the Act of 1994, do not provide for advanced cover.

SCHEDULE

TYPE OF RELEVANT CONTRACTS SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 7AB(1) OF THE ACT OF 1994 THAT THE AUTHORITY IS SATISFIED DO NOT PROVIDE FOR ADVANCED COVER

GIVEN under the Seal of The Health Insurance Authority,

10 December 2024.

PATRICIA BYRON,

Chairperson/ Member.

SÍLE HANLEY

Authorised Officer.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations are made by The Health Insurance Authority pursuant to section 11E(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1994 , as inserted by section 15 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 and section 8 of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2013 , and specify that The Health Insurance Authority is satisfied that certain relevant contracts specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, do not provide for advanced cover.