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Oireachtas Library 54023001320834 N. BILLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1925.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1925.

Mar do tugadh isteach.

As introduced.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Section.

1.

Definitions.

2.

Provision of Funds for Medical Certification Fund.

3.

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

4.

Sums to be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund.

5.

Commencement, short title and construction.

[No.

38 of ’25.

SAORSTAT eireann.


BILLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1925.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1925.

BILL entitled 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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTAT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Definitions.

1.

—In this Act— 5 10 Provision of funds for Medical •Certification Fund.
the expression “ Act of 1924 ” means the National Health Insurance Act, 1924 (No.

30 of 1924); 45 the expression “ Medical Certification Fund ” means the Medical Certification Fund established in pursuance of the Act of 1924.

2.

—(1) There shall be debited— (a) to the benefit fund of every approved society the sum.
of fivepence in respect of each member (not being a 20 serving soldier) of that approved society, and (b) to the Military Forces (International Arrangements) Insurance Fund the sum of fivepence in jespect of each member (not being a serving soldier) of that fund, and 25 (cl to the Deposit Contributors Fund the sum of fivepence in respect of each member of that fund, and (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 30 to be debited to the benefit fund of every approved society, the Military Forces (International Arrangements) Fund, the Deposit 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 35 to any fund under this section the total number of members (not being serving soldiers) of a society or fund shall be calculated in such manner as the Irish Insurance Commissioners shall direct.

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

3.
3.

—(i) Subject to the limitation hereinafter prescribed, such 40 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 Stamp Sales Account) would be carried to the National Health Insurance Central Fund shall, instead of being so carried, 45 lie credited to the Medical Certification Fund.
2 (2) Ihe total amount to be credited to the Medical Certification Fund under this section shall not exceed such sum as, together with the sums to be credited to the said Fund under the foregoing provisions ot this Act, shall be sufficient to meet the sums directed by this Act to be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund.
4.—There shall be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund— (a) such sums in respect of the year 1925 as the Irish Insurance Commissioners with the approval of the Minister for Finance may determine to be payable to medical practitioners for medical certification and Sums to be paid out of the Medical Certification Fund.
I (b) to every approved society such sum calculated at a rate not exceeding one penny and one halfpenny per annum in respect of each member (not being a serving soldier) of the society as may be required to meet any sums sanctioned by the Minister for Finance for payment after the 3Jst day of December, 1924, to that approved society in respect of the cost of obtaining second medical opinions prior to the first day of February, 1925, and (c) such sum as may be required to meet the cost of obtaining second medical opinions on or after the 1st day of February, 1925, through the medium of medical referees under a scheme to be established for that purpose by the Irish Insurance Commissioners with the approval of the Minister for Finance.
10 15 20 25 *>.—(1) This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation Commencement, on and shall lx* in force and have effect as on and from the short title and first day of January, 1925. construction.

30 (2) This Act may be cited as the National Health Insurance Act, 1925, and shall be construed as one with the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1924.

(3) The National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1924, and this Act may be cited together as the National Health Insurance 35 Acts, 1911 to 1925.
3 Saorstat Eireann Saorstat Eireann.

B1LLE UM ARACHAS SLAINTE NAISIUNTA, 1925.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL, 1925.

B I L L E (mar do tugadh istcach) dd ngainntear ■ BILL (as introduced) entitled Acht chun cocru do dheanamh chun an Ciste Liaigh-Dheimhniuchain do chimead ar bun agus, chuige sin, chun a udaru go n-locfar I suimeanna airithe isteach sa ehiste sin agus !

amaeh as, fe seach.
amaeh as, fe seach.

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.

An t-Aire Riatlais Aitiula agus Slainte Puibli do thug istcach.

Introduced by the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.

Do horduiodh, ag Dail Eireann, do chld-bhuala, 18adh Meitheamh, 1925.

Ordered, by Dail Eireann, to be printedr 18th June, 1925.
BAILE ATHA CLIATH : FOILLSITHE AG OIFIG AN tSOLATHAIR.

DUBLIN: PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE.

Le ceannach tri Messrs. Eason and Son, Ltd., 40 agus 41 Sr&id Iochtarach U1 Chonaill, Bade Atha Cliath.

To be pui’chased through Messrs. Eason & Son, Ltd. 40 and 41 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin.

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Printed by Messrs. Cahill and Co., Ltd. [Threepence Net.]

Wt.lZ-1933.

550.

6/25.

CACo.

(2380.)