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Long-Term Care Services (Health and Social Services Charges) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2017

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A decision made 19 December 2017:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2017-0082

Decision Summary Title :

Amendment of the Long-Term Care Services  (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Order 2014

Date of Decision Summary:

19 December 2017

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director – Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Amendment of the Long-Term Care Services  (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Order 2014

Date of Written Report:

19 December 2017

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director – Policy, Communications and Ministerial Support

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  

To increase the charges for the provision of long-term care services in a care home or group home in line with the approximate 1.5% increase in the rates for the benefit in respect of long-term care from 1 January 2018.

 

Decision(s): 

The Minister made the Long-Term Care Services (Health and Social Services Charges) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2017.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

To increase the charges for the provision of long-term care services in a care home or group home in line with the approximate 1.5% increase in the rates for the benefit in respect of long-term care from 1 January 2018.

 

This Order has been made in consultation with the Minister for Social Security.

 

Resource Implications:

  • The change will increase income to the Department by approximately £109,000 in 2018.
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Action required:

Assistant Director, Policy and Ministerial Support to notify the Greffier of the States and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made so that it may be notified to the States, and forward the signed and sealed Order immediately to the States Greffe for publication and archiving.

 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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