Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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In terms of diabetic testing equipment, if it is not a direct transfer of value to the clinician himself or herself, it probably would not be governed under this legislation as it is drafted. Primarily, the transfer of value would be to the patients. We can get into the detail at some stage. If the doctor is charging for the use of that equipment, then that would be covered.