Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th April, 2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (1) of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014), after consultation with the Data Protection Commission, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Service Providers) Regulations 2022.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of March 2022.

3. Each of the following relevant bodies is hereby prescribed for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2(1) of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014) –

(a) the Executive,

(b) the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and

(c) a body corporate, or an unincorporated body of persons, through which or in connection with which (whether by reason of employment or otherwise) a health practitioner, referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “health services provider” in section 2 of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014) provides a health service.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 March, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations prescribe certain bodies and persons as “health services providers” for the purpose of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 (No.15 of 2014).