Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 February 2003

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The second subsection relates to the giving of advance notice to parties, by either the authority or the Minister, of its proposed recommendation, in the case of the authority, or the proposed exercise of his powers to commence risk equalisation payments, in the case of the Minister. As the legislation stands, notice in such instances must issue to all registered undertakings which are also given the opportunity to make representations. However, the legislation provides that a scheme may include a provision allowing restricted membership undertakings such as the occupational schemes that apply in the cases of gardaĆ­ and prison officers to opt out of risk equalisation. It should not, therefore, be necessary to give notice to undertakings about proposed developments relating to the commencement of transfers under a scheme where such an option may have been used.

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