Jersey Law 25/1996

HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT No. 11) (JERSEY) LAW 1996

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A LAW   to amend further the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

26th day of JUNE 1996

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(Registered on the 19th day of July 1996)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 26th day of March 1996

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

ARTICLE 1

For paragraph (8) of Article 24 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967,1 as amended,2 there shall be substituted the following paragraph –

“(8)        Subject to paragraph (9) of this Article, the Committee –

(a)     shall approve medicines, drugs, appliances and materials as items of pharmaceutical benefit for the purposes of this Law;

(b)     in so approving them, may make different provision –

(i)      for medicines and drugs that may be prescribed by approved medical practitioners, approved dentists and registered dentists respectively; and

(ii)     for appliances and materials that may be prescribed by approved medical practitioners and approved dentists respectively; and

(c)     may at any time alter, revoke or vary any such approval.”.

ARTICLE 2

This Law may be cited as the Health Insurance (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 1996.

C.M. NEWCOMBE

Deputy Greffier of the States.