Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-12
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

The reason that charges were removed for inpatients aged under 16 is that the children's hospitals take patients up to the age of 15. In terms of medical consent, a patient becomes an adult at the age of 16.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-12