Maternity and Child Health Services (Amendment) Regulations, 1954.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Maternity and Child Health Services (Amendment) Regulations, 1954.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st day of August, 1954.
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paragraphs: Until this Article is revoked, services under section 16 of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) shall be made available for women (being women specified in sub-section (2) of that section) who are themselves unable, or who are dependants of persons who are unable, to provide by their own industry or other lawful means the services mentioned in subsection (1) of that section which are necessary for them in respect of motherhood, and to no other persons.
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paragraphs: Sub-article (2) of Article 5 of the Maternity and Child Health Services Regulations, 1954 ( S.I. No. 98 of 1954 ) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Regulations) shall be amended by the insertion after " persons " where it first occurs of " (being registered medical practitioners) ".
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paragraphs: Sub-article (1) of Article 6 and sub-article (1) of Article 7 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended by the addition to each of the following :—
" and
(c) where the Minister so approves or directs, through medical practitioners who are officers of the health authority."
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paragraphs: An agreement between a health authority and a registered medical practitioner under Article 6, Article 7 or Article 8 of the Principal Regulations shall be in the form (Form MCD) set out in the Schedule to these Regulations or in a form substantially to the like effect.
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paragraphs: Article 9 of the Principal Regulations shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor :—
" 9. A health authority shall from time to time prepare a list of the medical practitioners with whom they have agreements and of the hospitals (if any) with which they have arrangements in operation under this Chapter of this Part of these Regulations and shall make a copy of the list available to any person entitled to receive the Services under section 16 or section 17 of the Act on the request of that person ".
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paragraphs: Article 10 of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as follows :—
(a) by the deletion of sub-article (5) and the substitution therefor of the following :—
" (5) Where a health authority, on examination of an application under this Article, decides that the applicant is not entitled to the service they shall forthwith notify the applicant and the medical practitioner or hospital authority of their decision ".
(b) by the addition thereto of a new sub-article as follows :
" (7) This Article shall not apply in respect of a service given to a woman or child by a district medical officer in pursuance of his duty as an officer of a health authority ".
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paragraphs: Article II of the Principal Regulations shall be amended as follows :
(a) by the insertion in sub-article (1), after " Act " of " or in pursuance of his duty as an officer of the health authority ".
(b) by the addition thereto of a new sub-article as follows :
" (3) A medical practitioner aggrieved by a decision of a health authority that the summoning of another medical practitioner under this Article was not necessary may appeal to the Minister and the Minister, after consideration of such appeal and of the representations (if any) of such health authority in relation thereto, shall either (as he thinks proper) refuse such appeal or give to such health authority such direction as he considers will remedy the grievance of such medical practitioner ".
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paragraphs: Article 12 of the Principal Regulations shall not apply where a medical officer of a health authority provides a service under these Regulations in pursuance of his duty as an officer of the health authority.
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paragraphs: The Schedule to the Principal Regulations shall be amended by the deletion therefrom of the Form MCA and the substitution therefor of the Form MCA in the Schedule to these Regulations.