Long-Term Care (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Law 2014

Long-Term Care (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Law 2014 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 3 2 Power to charge for long-term care services . 3 3 Recovery of charges as a civil debt 4 4 Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Law 1999 repealed . 4 5 Citation and commencement 4 Long-Term Care (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Law 2014 A LAW for the charging of fees for long-term care services the provision of which is administered or arranged by the Minister for Health and Social Services and for related purposes. Adopted by the States 11th December 2013 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 28th April 2014 Registered by the Royal Court 8th May 2014 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretatio n In this Law – “ accommodation services ” means the provision of accommodation, including meals and other services incidental to the provision of accommodation; “ long-term care services ” means services, including any accommodation services, provided to a person who has attained the age of 18 years for the purpose of providing to that person permanent help with activities that are an essential part of normal daily living (such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and eating), the provision of such services being arranged, administered or supplied by the Minister (whether or not the person has been assessed as being in need of long-term care under the Long-Term Care (Jersey) Law 2012 [1] ); “ Minister ” means the Minister for Health and Social Services; “ permanent ” means continuing, or likely to continue, for the rest of a person’s life. 2 Power to charge for long-term care services (1) The Minister may, by Order, provide for the making and recovery by the Minister in such manner and in such circumstances as may be specified in the Order, of such charges as may be prescribed for long-term care services. (2) An Order under paragraph (1) may be made only after consultation with the Minister for Social Security. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), such an Order may – (a) prescribe charges with reference to different descriptions of particular long term care services as may be specified in the Order whether by reference to different levels of care or other criteria; (b) provide for the remission or deferment of the whole or part of any charges in such circumstances as may be specified in the Order. (4) No person shall be charged for long-term care services provided to him or her unless the person has been assessed by or on behalf of the Minister as requiring such services. (5) An Order under this Article may make such transitional, consequential, incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the Order. 3 Recovery of charges as a civil debt Without prejudice to any other method of recovery, the Minister may recover as a civil debt any charges payable in accordance with an Order under Article 2. 4 Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Law 1999 repealed The Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Law 1999 [2] is repealed. 5 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Long-Term Care (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Law 2014 and shall come into force 14 days after it is registered. m.n. de la haye Greffier of the States [1] chapter 26.600 [2] L.2/1999 (chapter 20.550)