§ (1) For the purpose of administering sanatorium benefit local health committees shall make arrangements, to the 687 satisfaction of the Insurance Commissioners,—
- (a) with a view to providing treatment for insured persons suffering from tuberculosis or any other such disease as aforesaid in sanatoria and other institutions, with persons or local authorities having the management of sanatoria or other institutions approved by the Local Government Board; and
- (b) with a view to providing treatment for such persons otherwise than in sanatoria or other institutions, with persons and local authorities other than poor law authorities undertaking such treatment in a manner approved by the Local Government Board, which treatment (including the appointment of officers for the purpose) it shall be lawful (for a local authority, if so authorised by the Local Government Board, to undertake.
§ (2) The sums available for defraying the expenses of sanatorium benefit in each year shall be—
- (a) one shilling and threepence in respect of each insured person resident in the county or county borough payable out of the funds out of which benefits are payable under this Part of this Act;
- (b) one penny in respect of each such person payable out of moneys provided by Parliament;
§ Provided that the Insurance Commissioners may retain the whole or any part of the sums so payable out of moneys provided by Parliament for the purposes of research.
§ (3) An insured person shall not be entitled to sanatorium benefit unless the local health committee recommends the case for such benefit.
§ (4) A local health committee may, out of the sums available for defraying the expenses of sanatorium treatment, defray in whole or in part the expenses of the conveyance of an insured person to or from any sanatorium or institution to which he may be sent for treatment therein, or may make advances for the purpose.
§ Amendments made: In Sub-section (1), paragraph (a), after the word "authorities," insert the words ["other than Poor Law authorities"].
§ After the word "Board" ["Local Government Board "], insert the words, 688 "which treatment it shall be lawful for a local authority to provide as respects insured persons resident outside as well as respects those resident within their area."
§ After the word "Parliament" ["by Parliament for the purposes of research"], insert the words, "to be applied in accordance with regulations made by the Commissioners."—[Mr. Lloyd George.]