AI-assisted research summary: This amendment gives insured persons a right to pharmaceutical benefit when a registered dentist issues the prescribed order, and lets the Committee make orders prescribing matters under the Law.
Jersey Law 13/1985 HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT No. 6) (JERSEY) LAW, 1985 ____________ A LAW to amend further the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law, 1967, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 20th day of march , 1985 ____________ (Registered on the 12th day of April, 1985). ____________ STATES OF JERSEY ____________ The 16th day of October, 1984. ____________ T HE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: - ARTICLE 1 In Article 24 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law, 1967, 1 as amended 2 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Law”) – (a) there shall be inserted after paragraph (1) the following paragraphs – “(1A) Subject to the provisions of this Law, an insured person shall be entitled to pharmaceutical benefit, that is to say, a prescribed medicine or prescribed drug, on an order in the prescribed form given by a registered dentist for the treatment of the insured person or any of his dependants: Provided that a registered dentist shall not be entitled to pharmaceutical benefit on an order given by himself for his own treatment. (1B) Where a registered dentist gives an order in pursuance of paragraph (1A) of this Article the provisions of Articles 25 and 36 of this Law (in so far as the said Article 36 relates to representation that conduct of an approved dentist has created an unreasonable charge on the Health Insurance Fund) shall apply to him as though he were a dentist approved under paragraph (1) of Article 35 of this Law. (1C) In paragraphs (1A) and (1B) of this Article “registered dentist” has the same meaning as in the Dentists (Registration) (Jersey) Law, 1961.”; (b) in paragraph (7) for the words “paragraph (1)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (1) or (1A)”. ARTICLE 2 In Article 46 of the principal Law 3 – (a) paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be re-numbered (2), (3) and (4) respectively; and (b) there shall be inserted the following paragraph – “(1) The Committee may make orders for prescribing any matter which is to be prescribed under this Law.”. ARTICLE 3 This Law may be cited as the Health Insurance (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law, 1985. R.S. GRAY Deputy Greffier of the States. 1 Volume 1966–1967, page 553. 2 Volume 1968–1969, page 664. 3 Volume 1966–1967, page 578.