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Health (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 10 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Repeals section 53C of the Health Act 1970, removing the €80 daily charge for public patients in acute hospital care, capped at €800 yearly.
- Revokes the Health (Acute In-Patient Charges) Regulations 2021, eliminating the legal framework that imposed these charges.
- Changes take effect on a date set by commencement order from the Minister for Health.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil10 Mar 2023
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil22 Mar 2023
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil22 Mar 2023
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil22 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil22 Mar 2023
- Enacted4 Apr 2023
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad30 Apr 2023
- Report Stage 26th Seanad30 Apr 2023
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad30 Apr 2023
Debates
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