Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 19 inserts section 23, which is a saving and transitional provision. It provides that Part 4 will apply to the making of an open disclosure of a patient safety incident by a health services provider on or after the coming into operation of the Part. Where a patient safety occurred or came to the notice of the health services provider before the commencement of the legislation, the provider may still make an open disclosure in accordance with the legislation. For completeness, it also provides how "as soon as practicable" is to be interpreted in such a situation.