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Hospital Charges (Long Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007: Increase of Charges: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 10 December 2013:

Decision Reference:      MD-HSS-2013-0051

Decision Summary Title :

Hospital Charges Long Stay Patients

Date of Decision Summary:

4th December, 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director of Finance

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 :

Hospital Charges for Long Stay Patients

Date of Written Report:

4th December 2013

Written Report Author:

Assistant Director of Finance

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

Approval of inflationary increases to Hospital Charges for Long Stay Patients.

 

Decision(s):

The Minister approved an increase of 2.2% to long stay patient charges to take effect from 1st January 2014.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

An Order to make changes to legislation requires a departmental Ministerial decision.

 

Resource Implications:

Long stay fee income will increase by £101,000 and outlined in the attached report. The increase is in accordance with Financial Directions.

 

Action required:

Law draftsmen to prepare an order to effect the 2.2% increase in long stay patient fees.

 

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Health & Social Services

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision:

 

 

Hospital Charges (Long Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007: Increase of Charges: Law drafting instructions

Health & Social Services Department

Ministerial Decision Report

 

Hospital Charges for Long Stay Patients

 

1.                  Purpose of Report

To enable the Minister to approve an increase in Hospital Long Stay Charges and instruct the Law Officers to prepare an order to amend the Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007

2.                  Background

The Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007 permits the Department to make a charge for accommodation services to long stay patients over the age of 65. The 2013 charge amounts to £67.83 per day and this is increased each year by Ministerial Decision followed by a regulation and order to amend Article 2 of the Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007. The proposed increase in charges of 2.2% will increase the charge per day to £69.33.

 

Financial Direction 4.1 – Increases In States Fees and Charges – sets the parameters within which Departments review their fees and charges and aims to meet the requirements of the States Anti - Inflation Strategy which limits increases to 2.5%.

 

A summary of the proposed increases is outlined below:

 

Accommodation charges

 

2013 Charge

Proposed Charge from 1/1/14

Increase

 

 

£

£

£

Per Day

 

67.83

69.33

1.50

Per Week

 

474.81

485.31

10.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Allowance

 

2013 Charge

Proposed Charge from 1/1/14

Increase

 

 

£

£

£

Per Day

 

4.66

4.76

0.10

Per Week

 

32.62

33.32

0.70

 

  1. Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the increase in accommodation charges and personal allowances and request the Law Draftsmen to prepare an order to amend the Hospital Charges (Long-Stay Patients) (Jersey) Order 2007.

 

  1. Reason for Decision

 

An Order to make changes to legislation requires a departmental Ministerial decision.

 

  1. Resource Implications

 

Departmental income budgets for long stay patients will increase by £101,000 per annum. This decision does not result in any overall increase or decrease in the net expenditure of the States, as approved in the MTFP 2013-2015.

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant Director of Finance

4th December 2013

 

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