James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 5, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:
“ “ 'authorised officer' means a person appointed under section 18E to be an authorised officer;”.

The definition of "net premium" is amended in respect of health insurance contracts elected on or after 1 January 2013. It is to take account of the part, if any, of the premium to be paid from the risk equalisation fund in respect of age, sex and type of insurance cover. "Health risk status" is defined to ensure in particular that insurance premiums cannot be varied by reference to a person's future or likely future use of hospital services, their sexual orientation or the suffering or prospective suffering of the person from a chronic illness or other medical condition or from an illness or medical condition of a particular kind. I am proposing an amendment to provide for a definition of "an authorised officer".