Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
639 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason some hospitals run by the Health Service Executive issue an outpatient charge for attendance at the venesection clinics, while others do not; if she will ensure that haemochromotosis suffers are not penalised as a result of this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29949/08]
View answerPatients admitted on a day case basis, other than medical card holders, are subject to a charge under the Health (In-Patient Charges)(Amendment) Regulations 2007. Patients attending out-patient departments are not subject to a charge.
In this context I have asked the Health Service Executive to ensure that there is a consistent policy in relation to the provision of venesection services throughout the country and that haemochromotosis patients are seen as out-patients.
