Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015

2.

Provision of health services without charge to relevant participants

2. (1) The Health Service Executive shall make available without charge to relevant participants—

(a) a general practitioner medical and surgical service,

(b) drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances for the time being on the Reimbursement List within the meaning of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013,

(c) the nursing service specified in section 60 of the Act of 1970,

(d) the home help service specified in section 61 of the Act of 1970, following an assessment of needs made by a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse that the service is so required,

(e) the dental, ophthalmic and aural services specified in section 67 of the Act of 1970,

(f) a counselling service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner, relative to a relevant participant’s admission to and work in any of the institutions specified in the F3[Schedule, or, where the determination of eligibility concerned was made under the terms set out in the Addendum, the residence and work in relation to which that determination was made],

(g) a chiropody service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner or registered nurse, and

(h) a physiotherapy service, following a referral made in that regard by a registered medical practitioner.

(2) In this section “relevant participant” means, in relation to the Scheme, a woman—

(a) in respect of whom a determination has been made by the Minister that she is eligible under the Scheme, and

(b) who has accepted, in accordance with the Scheme, a formal offer made to her under that Scheme.

Annotations

Amendments:

F3

Substituted (31.07.2019) by Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Act 2019 (26/2019), s. 3, S.I. No. 398 of 2019.