Committee Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 16/2020 Official bill number / year
Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Colm Burke · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 21 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Health Act 2007 to establish regulatory framework for professional home care providers serving adults aged 18+, including standards on training, contracts, complaints and abuse prevention.
- Extends HIQA's functions to set national standards for professional home care based on HSE 2008 guidelines, covering safety, medication handling, money management and care planning.
- Requires Social Services Inspectorate to establish registry of professional home carers and gives Minister power to make regulations applying to professional home care undertakings.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil21 Jul 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil21 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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