Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012

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Number 45 of 2012

HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definition.

2. Amendment of section 1A of Principal Act.

3. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

5. Offences.

6. Interpretation of Part II.

7. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act.

8. Amendment of section 7A of Principal Act.

9. Submission of new type of health insurance contract to Authority, etc.

10. Amendment of section 7AC of Principal Act.

11. Amendment of section 7C of Principal Act.

12. Amendment of section 7D of Principal Act.

13. Amendment of section 7E of Principal Act.

14. Amendment of section 7F of Principal Act.

15. Amendment of Principal Act.

16. Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act.

17. Appointment and powers of authorised officers.

18. Amendment of section 21 of Principal Act.

19. Amendment of section 32 of Principal Act.

20. Repeals.

21. Substitution of Schedule 2 to Principal Act.

22. Short title, collective citation and construction.

Acts Referred to

Number 45 of 2012

HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1994, IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIETAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY, THE BURDEN OF THE COSTS OF HEALTH SERVICES BE SHARED BY INSURED PERSONS BY PROVIDING FOR A COST SUBSIDY BETWEEN THE MORE HEALTHY AND THE LESS HEALTHY, INCLUDING BETWEEN THE YOUNG AND THE OLD; TO PROVIDE, HAVING REGARD TO THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1994, FOR RISK EQUALISATION CREDITS TO ENABLE THE LESS HEALTHY, INCLUDING THE OLD, TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVER; TO PROVIDE FOR A MEANS WHEREBY ANY OVERCOMPENSATION TO REGISTERED UNDERTAKINGS OR FORMER REGISTERED UNDERTAKINGS ARISING FROM SUCH RISK EQUALISATION CREDITS SHALL BE REPAID; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[26th December, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: