Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2018
385. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if in a situation in which an accident and emergency charge is incurred in a public hospital in respect of a visit to the hospital by the victim of an assault there is a scheme whereby the victim is not left with the liability of the charge for the accident and emergency visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11517/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraOutpatient charges are set by the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 2013. Currently all persons attending an Emergency Department in a public hospital are liable for the €100 A&E charge subject to certain exemptions, including a person with a medical card, a person who has a letter of referral from a registered medical practitioner, and a person whose attendance results in admission as an in-patient. The Regulations do not provide for a specific exemption in the case of a person attending an Emergency Department as a result of an assault.
