When making a request for information under the AIE Regulations to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), you are required to: state that the application is being made under the AIE Regulations and submit it in writing or electronic form; provide your contact details;
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What has the National Treatment Purchase Fund done for You?
This year is the third anniversary of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). A Government initiative, its primary objective was to reduce the waiting times of patients for treatment on public hospital waiting lists. At the end of August (the latest figures available), more than 34,000 patients had been treated by the fund.
What is the criteria for NTPF funded treatment?
The key criteria of the NTPF is the prioritisation of the longest waiting patients first. While the NTPF identifies patients eligible for NTPF treatment, it is solely on the basis of their time spent on the Inpatient/Daycase Waiting List. The clinical suitability of the patient to avail of NTPF funded treatment is determined by the public hospital.
How do private hospitals get paid by the NTPF?
Where the NTPF has arranged for treatment of patients by private hospitals, the private hospitals will seek payment of the fees from the NTPF and will issue an invoice to the NTPF together with a discharge summary. This will include the patient’s name, date of birth, treatment received, date of treatment, and discharge details.
When to complete the outbreak Assistance Payment Form for nursing homes?
Guide to the Temporary Assistance Payment Scheme for Nursing Homes (PDF, 743KB , 6 pages) Outbreak Assistance Payment Form should be completed for those nursing homes who are claiming for the Outbreak assistance for October. Deadline 30th November
When will nursing homes pay out in 2021?
The HSE has confirmed that the deadline for submission of all new claims is Friday 30th July 2021.
Do you need to submit an application for nursing home in November?
An application form is only required for Nursing Homes who did not submit a claim for November. If you have previously applied for Standard Assistance in November then you are not required to submit an application form.
How does the NTPF receive information?
This information is received through a postal factory who manages these communications for and on behalf of the NTPF and the relevant public hospitals.
What is NTPF in healthcare?
The NTPF processes certain personal data of patients which it receives from referring public hospitals (via a secure network) under the following categories or lists; patients waiting for a hospital appointment; patients who have a scheduled appointment; and.
What is the NTPF?
In terms of the NTPF’s statutory function to arrange for the provision of hospital treatment to classes of persons determined by the Minister, the NTPF advises referring hospitals of those patients that fall within those criteria.
What is a discharge summary for NTPF?
This will include the patient’s name, date of birth, treatment received, date of treatment, and discharge details.
What is NTPF in nursing?
Who is the NTPF and what do they do? The NTPF is an independent statutory body established by the Minister for Health (the ‘Minister’) which has statutory functions under Statutory Instrument 179 - National Treatment Purchase Fund (Establishment) Order, 2004 and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act (2009).
Does NTPF deal with individual patients?
The NTPF does not deal directly with individual patients for the purchased treatment but may process health and personal data of the patient in order to arrange for the provision of hospital treatment and in processing payments to the treating hospitals.
Is NTPF a controller?
For certain of the data processing operations that the NTPF engages in, it acts as a controller in its own right and for other data processing operations it acts as a joint controller with others. For the purposes of the processing detailed in this Information Notice, the NTPF acts as a joint controller with hospitals as described below.