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Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 13) Order 2014

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A decision made 28 October 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2014-0134

Decision Summary Title :

Make HI Pharm Ben (Gen Pro) (No2) (Amendment No 13) Order

Date of Decision Summary:

24 October 2014

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 :

Make HI Pharm Ben (Gen Pro) (No2) (Amendment No 13) Order

Date of Written Report:

24 October 2014

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Health insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No2) (Amendment No 13) Order 2014

Decision(s): The Minister made the Health insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No2) (Amendment No 13) Order 2014

Reason(s) for Decision: Following a recommendation by the Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory Committee and consultation with States of Jersey Public Health Department, the Minister intends to add oral contraception to the Prescribed List with effect from 1st December 2014. The existing Pharmaceutical Benefit Legislation restricts the period of supply for Pharmaceutical Benefit to 30 days (which may be repeated on 3 occasions) and this restriction conflicts with prescribing advice for oral contraception where prescriptions covering 6 months up to 12 months may be appropriate.  The period of supply in existing legislation would therefore necessitate additional repeat prescriptions and GP consultations, increasing costs to women and to the Health Insurance Fund.  Following recommendation from the Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory Committee, the Minister decided to add oral contraceptives to Schedule 4 of the Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (General Provisions) (No2) (Jersey) Order 2002 which enables items to be prescribed for periods up to 90 days. 

 

Resource Implications:  The making of this Order will reduce cost to the Health Insurance Fund which would otherwise be incurred by a 30 day period of supply.

Action required: Policy Principal to notify the Greffier of the States and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made so that it may be notified to the States, and forward the signed and sealed Order immediately to the States Greffe for publication and archiving.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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