Health Insurance (Evidence) (Jersey) Order 2008


Health Insurance (Evidence) (Jersey) Order 2008

Made                                                                      21st January 2008

Coming into force                                                   28th January 2008

THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, in pursuance of Articles 17 and 36 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967[1], orders as follows –

1        Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires –

Identity Card” means a card issued in accordance with this Order as evidence of an insured person’s entitlement to benefit under the Law;

Law” means the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law 1967[2].

2        Issue and custody of Identity Cards etc.

(1)     Every insured person shall, before he or she becomes entitled to claim benefit in accordance with Article 6 of the Law, apply to the Minister for and obtain an Identity Card.

(2)     An application for an Identity Card shall be made in such manner as approved by the Minister and an insured person shall furnish to the Minister such information and such documents as the Minister may require.

(3)     The Identity Card shall be in such form as the Minister may from time to time specify.

(4)     Where an Identity Card has been sent or returned to an insured person in accordance with this Order, the insured person shall be responsible for its custody unless and until it is delivered or re-delivered to the Minister.

(5)     However, an insured person may give custody of his or her Identity Card –

(a)     to any child of his or her household so as to enable medical services for which medical benefit will be payable to be provided to such child;

(b)     to any person so as to enable that person to collect pharmaceutical benefit on behalf of the insured person.

(6)     If an Identity Card is destroyed or lost, or is defaced in any material particular, the insured person shall apply to the Minister for and obtain a new Identity Card.

3        Signing of Identity Card

When an Identity Card is issued to an insured person, the insured person shall forthwith sign the Card with his or her usual signature.

4        Delivery of Identity Cards and reporting of change in circumstances to Minister

(1)     An insured person shall deliver his or her Identity Card to the Minister at any time on being required so to do by the Minister.

(2)     Where there is any change in circumstances relating to an insured person’s entitlement to benefit, whether in respect to the insured person or any child of his or her household, the insured person shall furnish to the Minister such information and documents relating to the change in circumstances as the Minister may require.

5        Surrender of Identity Cards

(1)     Where an insured person dies, his or her executor or administrator shall surrender the insured person’s Identity Card to the Minister and shall furnish to the Minister such information and documents relating to the death as the Minister may require.

(2)     Where an insured person proposes to leave Jersey and does not intend to return within 3 months from the date of his or her departure, he or she shall surrender his or her Identity Card to the Minister and shall furnish to the Minister such information and documents relating to his leaving as the Minister may require.

6        Revocation

The Health Insurance (Evidence) (Jersey) Order 1967[3] is revoked.

7        Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Health Insurance (Evidence) (Jersey) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 28th January 2008.

senator p.f. routier

Minister for Social Security

 


 



[1]                                    chapter 26.500

[2]                                    chapter 26.500

[3]                                    R&O.4976 (chapter 26.500.08)


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