S.I. No. 296/1992:

THE DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE BOARD (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1988 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1992.

THE DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE BOARD (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1988 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1992.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 3 to 6 of the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961) hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Drug Treatment Centre Board (Establishment) Order, 1988 (Amendment) Order, 1992.

2. The Drug Treatment Centre Board (Establishment) Order 1988 ( S.I. No. 76 of 1988 ) is hereby amended--

( a ) by the substitution for Article 4 of the following Article:

"4 (1) The functions of the Board are as follows:--

( a ) to organise and administer at the Centre such out-patient drug treatment service as may from time to time be approved by the Minister;

( b ) to organise and administer at the Centre a toxicology laboratory service including the processing of blood samples, liver function tests and urine analyses;

( c ) to refer patients who attend the Centre for appropriate in-patient treatment when necessary;

( d ) to provide an ante-natal and post-natal service for female drug abusers;

( e ) to communicate, co-operate and co-ordinate with other bodies in promoting the prevention of drug abuse;

( f ) to communicate, co-operate and co-ordinate with other bodies providing services for drug abusers;

( g ) to provide a counselling and advisory service for those who attend the Centre;

( h ) to organise and administer a counselling and advisory service for former patients of the Centre;

( i ) to organise and provide or to arrange for the provision of relevant occupational rehabilitation programmes for drug misusers in association with the relevant statutory agencies;

( j ) to provide and organise training programmes for personnel involved in the treatment of drug misusers in association with the appropriate statutory and non-statutory agencies;

( k ) to provide advice, information and guidance to personnel involved in the treatment and/or care of drug misusers;

( l ) to make any necessary provision for publicity in relation to the Centre;

( m ) to make such charges as the Board thinks fit for the services provided and, where the Minister gives any direction in relation to such charges, to comply with such direction;

( n ) to furnish advice, information and assistance in relation to its services to the Minister.

(2) In the discharge of its functions, the Board shall have regard to such general aims and objectives as the Minister may from time to time determine and convey to the Board.", and

( b ) by the substitution for Article 5 of the following Article:

"5 (1) The Board shall consist of ten members appointed by the Minister of whom:--

( a ) three shall be nominated by the Charitable Infirmary Charitable Trust,

( b ) one shall be nominated by the regional Health Boards, other than the Eastern Health Board,

( c ) one shall be nominated by the Eastern Health Board,

( d ) three shall be nominated by the Minister for Health,

( e ) one shall be nominated by the Irish College of General Practitioners, and

(f) one shall be nominated to represent the statutory training and occupational rehabilitation services.

(3) On nominating a person to be a member pursuant to sub-article (1) of this article the Minister shall make one of the nominations therein referred to, to represent the voluntary agencies involved in the treatment of drug misusers.

(4) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board to be Chairman of the Board.".

GIVEN under Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 12th day of October 1992.

DR. JOHN O'CONNELL,

Minister for Health.