Act No. 138 / 2001 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 592 / 1992 Coll., on Insurance against General Health Insurance, as amended
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Effective from 01.07.2001
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01.07.2001
24.04.2001
138
THE LAW
of 28 March 2001
amending Act No. 592 / 1992 Coll., on Insurance against General Health Insurance, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Act No. 592 / 1992 Coll., on Insurance against General Health Insurance, as amended by Act No. 10 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 15 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 161 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 324 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 42 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 241 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 59 / 1995 Coll., Act No. 149 / 1996 Coll., Act No. 48 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 127 / 1998 Coll., Act No. 29 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 118 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 258 / 2000 Coll., and Act No. 492 / 2000 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In § 3c, the amount "CZK 2,900" is replaced by "CZK 3,250."
2. In Article 3c, the current text becomes paragraph 1 and the following paragraph 2 is added:
"(2) In the calendar year following the entry into force of this Act and thereafter in the following calendar years, the Government shall be empowered by regulation to establish the assessment basis referred to in paragraph 1 for the following calendar year, by 30 June of the relevant calendar year, taking into account the evolution of the rate of inflation measured by the index of consumer prices established by the Czech Statistical Office and the results of the management of the public health insurance system. The amount of the assessment basis laid down by the Government Regulation shall not be lower than the amount of the assessment basis applicable in the previous period. ';
3. Paragraph 15 (2) reads as follows:
"(2) If the insurance payers have a liability due to the health insurance undertaking, they shall pay it in the following order:
(a) fines;
(b) premium,
(c) the oldest arrears;
(d) current insurance payments;
(e) periodic penalty payments.
The individual amounts due under points (a) to (e) shall be payable separately to the relevant accounts of the health insurance undertaking. ';
4. In the second sentence of Article 23 (1), the words "income management 'are inserted after the words" income management' and the words "and the use of information in relation to third parties in the application and recovery of the premiums due 'are added at the end.
5. In Article 23 (1), the third sentence is deleted.
6. In Article 23, the following paragraph 2 is inserted after paragraph 1, including footnote 39a:
"(2) The obligation to maintain confidentiality shall not apply to information relating to the insurance debt, including the amount of the penalty due decided by the final payment notice or, in the case of a claim for insurance and periodic penalty payment, which the health insurance undertaking applies in a public auction or which has been found in bankruptcy proceedings or confirmed in a compensatory procedure. 39a)
39a) Articles 45 (2) and 63 (4) of Act No 328 / 1991 Coll., on bankruptcy and settlement, as amended. '
Paragraphs 2 to 8 shall be renumbered paragraphs 3 to 9.
7. In Article 23 (6), "paragraph 4 'is replaced by" paragraph 5';
8. In Article 26 (3), the words "and limitation 'shall be inserted after the words" enforcement'.
9. In the first sentence of Article 26c (1), the words "and 'before the word" periodic penalty payments' are replaced by a comma and after the word "periodic penalty payments' are inserted the words" and fines and premiums'.
This Act shall take effect on 1 July 2001.
Klaus v. r.
Havel v. r.
Zeman v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 138 / 2001 Coll., amending Act No. 592 / 1992 Coll., on Insurance against General Health Insurance, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 24.04.2001 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.2001 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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