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BILLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1926.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1926.

Mar do tugadh isteach.

As introduced.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Sections.

1.

Provision of funds for Medical Certification Fund.

2.

Certain sums to be transferred from Stamps Sales Account to Medical Certification Fund.

3.

Sums to be paid out of Medical Certification Fund.

4.

Extension of section 27 of National Health Insurance Act, 1923.

5.

Commencement, short title, and construction.

(No.

38 of ’26.]
(No.

38 of ’26.]

S AORSTAT EIREANN.

BILLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1926.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1926.

BILL entitled 5 AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FUND AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AUTHORISE THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN SUMS RESPECTIVELY INTO AND OUT OF THAT FUND AND ALSO TO MAKE PROVISION FOR 10 THE CONTINUANCE OF A CERTAIN ENACTMENT RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF SUMS UNCLAIMED IN THE STAMPS SALES ACCOUNT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTAT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS15 1.—(1) There shall be debited— (а) to the benefit fund of every approved society the sum of fivepence in respect of each member (not being a serving soldier) of that approved society; and (б) to the Military Forces (International Arrangements) 20 Insurance Fund the sum of fivepence in respect of each member (not being a serving soldier) of that fund; and (c) to the Deposit Contributors’ Fund the sum of fivepence in respect of each member of that fund; and 25 (d) to the Exempt Persons’ Fund the sum of twopence and one halfpenny in respect of each member of that fund.
(2) The several sums directed by the foregoing sub-section to be debited to the benefit fund of every approved society, the Military Forces (International Arrangements) Fund, the Deposit 30 Contributors’ Fund, and the Exempt Persons’ Fund respectively shall be credited to the Medical Certification Fund.
(3) For the purpose of calculating the total sum to be debited to any fund under this section the total number of members (not being serving soldiers) of a society or fund shall be calculated 35 in such manner as the Irish Insurance Commissioners shall direct.

Provision of funds for Medical Certification Fund.

Certain sums to be transferred from Stamps Sales Account to Medical Certification Fund.
2.—(1) Subject to the limitations hereinafter prescribed such part as the Irish Insurance Commissioners shall direct of the sums which under section 29 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918 (which provides for the disposal of sums unclaimed in the 40 Stamps Sales Account) would be carried to the National Health Insurance Central Fund shall, instead of being so carried, be credited to the Medical Certification Fund.
(2) The total amount to be credited to the Medical Certifica­ tion Fund under this section shall not exceed such sum as, 45 together with the sums to be credited to the said Fund under 2 the foregoing provisions of this Act, shall be sufficient to meet the sums directed by this Act to be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund.
3.—There shall be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund— (a) such sums in respect of the year 1926 as the Irish Insur­ ance Commissioners with the approval of the Minister for Finance may determine to be payable to medical practitioners for medical certification, and (&) such sum as may be required to meet the cost of obtain- .
ing second medical opinions on and from the 1st day of January, 1926, to the 31st day of December, 1926, through the medium of medieal referees under the scheme established for that purpose by the Irish Insurance Commissioners with the approval of the Minister for Finance.

5 10 15 Sums to be paid out of Medical Certification Fund.

4.—Section 27 (which relates to the application of sums un­ claimed in the Stamps Sales Account) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1923 (No.
20 of 1923), shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1926.

Extension of section 27 of National Health Insurance Act, 1923.

20 5.—(1) This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on and shall be in force and have effect as on and from the 1st day of January, 1926.

Commencement, short title, and construction.

(2) This Act may be ■cited as the National Health Insurance Act, 1926, and shall be construed as one with the National Health 25 Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1925.
(3) The National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1925 and this Act may be cited together as the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1926.

Saorstat Eireann Saorstai Eireann: BILLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1926 NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1926.
BILLE (mar do tugadh isteach) da ngairmtear BILL (as introduced) entitled Aeht chun socru do dheanamh chun an Ciste Liaigh-Dheimhniuchain do bhuanu agus chuige sin chun a udaru go n-iocfar suimeanna airithe isteach sa Chiste sin agus amach as fe seach aghs fos chun socru do dheanamh chun achtachan airithe do bhuanu a bhaineas le cad deanfar le suimeanna gan eileamh a bheidh i gCuntas Diolachain na Stampai.
An Act to make provision for the continuance of the Medical Certification Fund and for that purpose to authorise the payment of certain sums respectively into and out of that Fund and also to make provision for the continuance of a certain enactment relating to the application of sums un­ claimed in the Stamp Sales Account.

An t-Aire Rinltais Aitiula agus Slainte Puibli.

Introduced by the Minister for Local Govern­ ment and Public Health.
Do horduiodh, ag Dail Eireann, do chlo-bhuala, 16adh Mi na Samhna, 1926.

Ordered, by Dail Eireann, to be printed, 16th November, 1926.

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