Medical Practitioners (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Bill 2009

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Doctors in Ireland would have to hold medical indemnity insurance—cover for claims arising from negligent treatment—if the Medical Council classifies them as requiring it. The Council would set minimum cover levels for different types of doctors, approve insurance providers and require proof of cover before issuing a certificate to practise. Insurers would have to report cancelled or lapsed cover, and doctors continuing to practise without it, or falsely claiming to be insured, could face disciplinary action, fines or imprisonment. The aim is to ensure that patients injured by negligent treatment have a better chance of receiving compensation, including where doctors from outside Ireland practise here.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Medical Practitioners Act 2007; to provide for mandatory professional insurance for certain medical practitioners and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 12 April 2018