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Health Insurance Law (Amendment No. 15) (Jersey) Law 201-

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A decision made 26 May 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2016-0035

Decision Summary Title :

DS Lodge HIL amendment No.15

Date of Decision Summary:

24 May 2016

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

NA

Written Report

Title :

WR Lodge Health Insurance Law Amendment No. 15

Date of Written Report:

24 May 2016

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Lodge the Health Insurance Law (Amendment No.15) (Jersey) Law 201-  

Decision(s): The Minister decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Health Insurance (Amendment No.15) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister for Social Security proposes an amendment to the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967 that would introduce a new class of prescriber, able to issue community prescriptions from the Health Insurance Fund.  This is proposed to enable health and social care systems to develop in line with the vision of P.82/2012 “A new way forward for health and social care”.

 

The amendment also moves the provision to approve dentists to issue pharmaceutical benefit from the Health Insurance Fund from Regulations to Orders and aligns and equalises provisions under the Health Insurance Law relating to pharmaceutical and medical benefit.  This adds clarity and improves the administration of Health Insurance benefits. 

 

The Minister seeks to update the constitution of both the Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory Committee and the Health Services Disciplinary Tribunal and has made provision for their constitutions to be arranged by Ministerial Order.

 

The Minister also seeks to increase the provision for making contracts under the Law and does so in two respects; Pharmacists are enabled to undertake contracts and do so as employers of suitable practitioners and amendments are made which will enable the Minister to enter into contracts to procure vaccines.   These amendments offer mechanisms which can support the development of new models of delivery in primary care. 

   

Resource Implications: The amendment will increase the number and type of practitioners who may issue community prescriptions funded by the Health Insurance Fund.  The number of practitioners currently qualified is small and cost to the Health Insurance fund are modest, initially estimated to be in the region of £10,000.  It is anticipated that total system costs will be reduced with fewer unnecessary hospital admissions and less medicines waste.  There are no manpower implications. 

Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange to lodge the Draft legislation ‘au Greffe’ on or before 31 May 2016, to be listed for the States sitting of 12 July 2016.

Signature:

 

Position:

 

Date Signed

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

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