Written answers

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Department of Health and Children

Nursing Home Support Scheme

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a commencement order will be signed in respect of a scheme (details supplied). [32963/09]

Photo of Áine BradyÁine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 was signed by the President on the 1st July 2009. To date, the Minister has signed three commencement orders in respect of the Act.

The first of these was signed on the 3rd July and enabled the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to immediately commence price negotiations with private nursing homes.

The second was signed on the 21st September and commenced the new care representative appointment process from the 5th October. This allows people to apply to the Circuit Court for appointment as a care representative from that date where they wish to request the Nursing Home Loan on behalf of an applicant with reduced capacity.

A third commencement order was signed on the 28th September and enables the HSE to prescribe forms for the purposes of the scheme. As of yesterday, the application form and information booklet for the scheme are available to the public and may be obtained from the HSE. This will enable people to familiarise themselves with the application form and process, gather necessary information and generally prepare themselves so that they are ready to apply when the scheme is introduced.

Finally, the Minister announced yesterday that the Nursing Homes Support Scheme will commence on the 27th October 2009 and intends to sign an order commencing all remaining sections of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 with effect from that date.

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