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