Dáil Question on patients fees for minor injury units
4th May 2013 - Alan Farrell TD
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding allowing minor injury units to introduce fees of €100 for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Reply from Minister for Health James Reilly T.D.
With effect from 1stMarch 2013, under the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 2013, a charge €100 is levied in all facilities providing emergency out-patient services. In recent years, changes have been made to the emergency services provided in a number of hospitals with resultant changes in the description of the services from “an accident and emergency department”. The Regulations cover out-patient services provided at an emergency department, a casualty department, a minor injury unit, an urgent care centre, a local injury unit or any other facility providing similar services.
Alan Farrell TD
Dublin FingalAlan Farrell is the Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. He is also the Fine Gael Dáil spokesperson on…
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