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HEALTH IDENTIFIERS ACT 2014

Type Act

Publication 2014-07-08

Last updated 2022-03-31

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4 amending acts · 2022-03-31, revised-IE-2014-act-15@2022-03-31

Act to provide for the assignment of a unique number to an individual to whom a health service is being, has been or may be provided; to provide for the assignment of a unique number to a person who provides a health service; to make provision for the establishment and maintenance of registers in respect of such numbers and other particulars of the individuals and other persons to whom the numbers are assigned; to make provision for the basis on which such registers may be accessed and the personal data contained therein may be processed; to provide for the delegation by order to the Health Service Executive of certain functions conferred on the Minister for Health; to provide for the consequential amendment of other enactments; and to provide for related matters

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(b) in section 38(1), by substituting the following for paragraph (c):

“(c) his alleged failure to comply with—

(i) regulations made under section 13(2) of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, or

(ii) a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to the dentist in his capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act,”,

“(iii) the alleged failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(d) in section 38(3) (c), by substituting the following for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) the alleged failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(e) in section 38(5), by substituting the following for paragraph (c):

“(c) guilty of a failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”,

(f) in section 38, by inserting the following after subsection (9):

(10) An application under this section shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registered dentist’s alleged failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii).”,

and

(g) in section 39(1) (a), by substituting the following for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) to be guilty of a failure to comply with regulations referred to in subsection (1) (c) (i) or a provision referred to in subsection (1) (c) (ii),”.

36. Section 52 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting the following for paragraph (f):

“(f) a contravention of this Act, the rules or bye-laws,

(fa) a failure to comply with a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to the registrant in his or her capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act, or”,

(b) in subsection (3), by substituting “Subject to subsection (3A), the complaint” for “The complaint”, and

“(3A) A complaint shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registrant’s failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1) (fa).”.

37. Amendment of section 35 of Pharmacy Act 2007

37. Section 35 (amended by section 32 of the Act of 2013) of the Pharmacy Act 2007 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by substituting the following for paragraph (ea):

“(ea) a failure to comply with—

(i) Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 2, or Part 3, of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, or

(ii) a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to a pharmacist in his or her capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act,”,

(b) in subsection (3), by substituting “Subject to subsection (3A), a complaint” for “A complaint”, and

“(3A) A complaint shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registered pharmacist’s failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1) (ea) (ii).”.

38. Amendment of section 57 of Medical Practitioners Act 2007

38. Section 57 (amended by section 34 of the Act of 2013) of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) —

(i) by substituting “Subject to subsection (1A), a person” for “A person”, and

(ii) by substituting the following for paragraph (fa):

“(fa) a failure to comply with—

(i) regulations made under section 13(2) of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, or

(ii) a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to the practitioner in his or her capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act.”,

and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (1):

“(1A) A complaint shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registered medical practitioner’s failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1) (fa) (ii).”.

39. Amendment of section 55 of Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

39. Section 55 (amended by section 35 of the Act of 2013) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) —

(i) by substituting “Subject to subsection (1A), a person” for “A person”, and

(ii) by substituting the following for paragraph (ga):

“(ga) a failure to comply with—

(i) regulations made under section 13(2) of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, or

(ii) a provision of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 applicable to the nurse or midwife in his or her capacity (if any) as a health services provider within the meaning of section 2 of that Act,”,

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (1):

“(1A) A complaint shall not be made by a person other than the Minister if the ground concerned is a registered nurse’s or registered midwife’s failure to comply with a provision referred to in subsection (1)(ga)(ii).”.

SCHEDULE 1 Authorised Disclosees (Persons Who May Process Relevant Information (Individuals) for Particular Secondary Purposes)

Section 2

Item No.

Bord na Radharcmhastóirí.

Central Statistics Office.

A coroner.

Dental Council.

Health Information and Quality Authority.

Health Insurance Authority.

Inspector of Mental Health Services.

Medical Council.

National Treatment Purchase Fund Board.

10.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

11.

Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

12.

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.

13.

A registration board established by or under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.

(14) An undertaking authorised to operate a scheme of health or health-related insurance under the Health Insurance Act 1994.

SCHEDULE 2 Persons Who Fall within Paragraph (b) of Definition of “Specified Person” in Section 2(1)

Section 2

Item No. Specified Person

(1) Chief Inspector of Social Services.

(2) Child and Family Agency.

(3) Health Research Board.

(4) Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

(5) Irish Medicines Board.

(6) Mental Health Commission.

(7) National Cancer Registry Board.

(8) State Claims Agency.

Footnotes

OJ No. L 119, 4.5.2016, p.1

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