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Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 202-

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A decision made 21 November 2022:

Decision Reference:  MD-SOSEC-2022-735

Public

Subject: Draft Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 202-

Report Title: Draft Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 202-

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Draft Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 202- and instructed officers to arrange for it to be lodged ‘au Greffe’.

Reason for Decision(s):

In the draft Government Plan 2023-26, the Council of Ministers propose to transfer up to £12.45 million from the Health Insurance Fund and to the Consolidated Fund in 2023, for - the redesign of health and community services, so that they meet the current and future needs of Islanders (up to £6.1m); and the modernisation and digitisation of health and care services (up to £6.35m). The Minister for Social Security has proposed the draft Law in order to give effect to this transfer and to be able to transfer remaining amounts from previous years, in line with previous Government Plans. The Minister apologises for lodging this after the deadline for the States sitting in December and will ask the States Assembly to debate this draft Law after the proposed Government Plan 2023-2026 debate which this is connected to.

Resource Implications: Up to £12.45 million may be transferred from the Health Insurance Fund to the Consolidated Fund in 2023 and 2024, plus the transfer of any remaining balance of previously approved sums. There are no other financial implications for 2024 onwards.  There are no manpower implications.

Action Required: Senior Policy Officer to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the draft legislation to be lodged ‘au Greffe’, to be debated at the States sitting of 13th December 2022.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Social Security

Date Signed:

 

21st November 2022

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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