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HEALTH INSURANCE (MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE) REGULATIONS 1973

SR&O 41 / 1973

[made under section 40 of the Health Insurance Act 1970 and brought into operation on 1 August 1973] [NB Formerly the Hospital Insurance (Mental Illness, Alcohol and Drug Abuse) Regulations

1973. Title amended, and references to “hospital insurance”, “Hospital Insurance Fund” and

“Commission” substituted by “health insurance”, “Health Insurance Fund” and “Council” by 2004:22 s.19 & Sch para 2 effective 1 January 2006; references to "standard hospital benefit" substituted by "standard health benefit" by 2015 : 26 s. 10 effective 29 June 2015. These amendments are not individually noted.]

Treatment of patients for mental disorder at the general hospital

1 Standard health benefit shall include the following treatment at the general hospital for the treatment of a person suffering from mental disorder—

(a) in-patient treatment (including the cost of accommodation, meals, nursing and ancillary services) of acute cases of mental illness, including those caused by alcohol and drug abuse;

(ab) in-patient treatment in respect of desensitisation injections or other treatments for cases of alcohol and drug abuse;

(b) out-patient treatment in respect of desensitisation injections for cases of alcohol and drug abuse and other psychotic conditions, electroconvulsive therapy and electroencephalograms, [Regulation 1 amended by 1998:32 effective 13 July 1998; para (ab) inserted by BR 21/2004 effective 1 April 2004; Regulation 1 amended by 2019 : 18 s.15 effective 1 June 2019]

HEALTH INSURANCE (MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE) REGULATIONS 1973

Limitation of benefit

2 In respect of in-patient treatment benefit under regulation 1 shall not apply—

(a) to treatment for any period in excess of 40 days in any calendar year;

(b) unless not less than 45 contributions under the Contributory Pensions Act

1970 [title 18 item 7] have been paid by, or in respect of or credited to, the patient in the twelve months immediately preceding the date of treatment. [Regulation 2 amended by BR 9/1996 effective 1 April 1996]

Commencement

3 [omitted]

[Amended by: BR 9 / 1996

1998 : 32 BR 21 / 2004

2004 : 22

2015 : 26

2019 : 18]