This Act makes provisions for a broad range of health services, which will be provided free of charge to women who worked in Magdalen laundries.

The range of health services provided free of charge include:

• General Practitioner, medical and surgical services
• Drugs, medicines and surgical appliances
• Nursing services
• Home help services
• Dental, ophthalmic and aural services
• Counselling services
• Chiropody Services
• Physiotherapy services.

The legislation also provides these women with exemption from charges for acute in-patient services.

In addition, it provides that payments made to the women arising from a scheme of ex-gratia payments will not be included in any financial assessment of means under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009.  

Act, Explanatory Memo, Bill & Debates  

 Associated S.I.'s

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