Healthcare Entitlement: 2014 Policies: Amendment

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A decision made 20 June 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2014-0025
Decision Summary Title :	2014 Entitlement to healthcare amendment		Date of Decision Summary:	June 19th 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director – Policy, Communications & Ministerial Support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	2014 Entitlement To Health Care (“The Policy”) – Amendment To Emergency Care Definition		Date of Written Report:	June 19th 2014
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director – Policy, Communications & Ministerial Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Amendment to the Health and Social Services Residents and Non-Residents Charging Policy, defining the provision of Emergency treatment to non-residents. The amendment to be effective from June 23rd 2014.
Decision(s): The Minister for Health and Social Services approved the amendment to Section 1: Emergency Care of the Residents and Non-Residents Charging Policy, effective from June 23rd 2014
Reason(s) for Decision: To align the provision of emergency treatment to non-qualified residents and non-RHA visitors (under the provision of health care in the Residents and Non-residents Charging policy) with restrictions universally implemented in other jurisdictions, including the UK. Continued implementation of the current HSS policy (Section 1 Emergency Treatment), which automatically extends emergency treatment provision, is very likely to have a significant impact on the Hospital budget and, could be considered unfair, in light of the requirement for residents and visitors to meet other strict criteria for eligibility to access free health care.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Amended Residents and Non-residents Charging Policy to be published, effective June 23rd 2014
Signature:		Position: Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):