Health Insurance (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 201-: Lodging of draft

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A decision made on 8 August 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2011-0062
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Draft Health Insurance (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 201-		Date of Decision Summary:	8 August 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Policy and Strategy Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	WR - Draft Health Insurance (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 201-		Date of Written Report:	8 August 2011
Written Report Author:	Policy and Strategy Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Draft Health Insurance (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 201-
Decision(s): The Minister decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Draft Health Insurance (Amendment No.14) (Jersey) Law 201-
Reason(s) for Decision: These amendments to the Health Insurance Law follow on from the agreement by the States Assembly last year in respect of P.36/2010. The amendments provide a legal framework for a GP performers list, contracts for primary care services, patient registration and funding for a primary care governance team. These changes will ensure that primary care services in Jersey are well regulated and will allow local GPs to maintain a licence to practise with the UK General Medical Council.
Resource Implications: As set out in P.36/2010, the cost of the Primary Care Governance Team is estimated to be up to £200,000 per annum. This cost will be borne by the Health Insurance Fund. The development costs associated with setting up the primary care governance framework, including a new patient database are estimated at £1 million. This cost will be borne by the Health Insurance Fund, as approved by the States in P.125/2010. There are no additional costs associated specifically with this proposition. The Primary Care Governance Team is estimated at 4 FTE, which will be accommodated from within the HSS overall manpower total.
Action required: Policy and Strategy Director to request the Greffier of the States to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the draft legislation by 9 August 2011 and to request a States debate on the sitting commencing 20 September 2011.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):