First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 73/2019 Official bill number / year
Health (Medical Entitlements in Nursing Homes) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Imelda Munster · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 25 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 to require Minister introduce regulations ensuring private nursing home residents keep medical card entitlements.
- Makes nursing home contracts subject to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission oversight; breaching medical card protection regulations becomes an offence.
- Increases maximum fines for Competition and Consumer Protection Act breaches from €30,000 to €50,000; applies to nursing home directors and bodies corporate.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil25 Sep 2019
Debates
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