Draft Order to increase Dispensing Fee

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A decision made (29/09/2009) regarding: Draft Order to increase Dispensing Fee.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0046
Decision Summary Title :	Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No 2) (Jersey) Order 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	24 September 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No 2) (Jersey) Order 2009 Report		Date of Written Report:	24 September 2009
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Basic dispensing fee – draft an Order to increase rates of the basic dispensing fee for supply of pharmaceutical benefit
Decision(s): The Minister decided that an Order should be prepared to increase the basic dispensing fee for pharmaceutical benefit supplied through the provisions of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967, effective from 1 November 2009.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister previously approved the settlement for Pharmacy Contractors for the period October 2006 to September 2009 (MD-S-2008-0059). The Minister decided to extend the decision so that the settlement period applies until the 30 September 2010. Consequently in accordance with the principles of the settlement, the dispensing fee is to be increased by RPI(Y) 2.9% to £3.05 per item (previously £2.96). The Minister requires a cost survey to be undertaken during the next twelve months to establish a definitive cost base for future remuneration agreements.
Resource Implications: The Health Insurance Fund is ring-fenced for the subsidy of primary care. The changes will have an estimated cost of £124,000 to the Health Insurance Fund. There are sufficient resources and no manpower implications.
Action required: Policy Principal to ask the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order increasing the rate.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):