(1) Subject to sections 7, 31 and 38 of the Health Act 2004 and section 5, the Executive shall, having considered the financial assessment report, determine an application for State support in accordance with the method of calculation of State support set out in section 14.

(2) Where the Executive makes a determination that State support be paid in respect of a person, the determination may include a direction that, subject to sections 12 to 14, such support be payable on and from -

(a) a date specified by the Executive, or

(b) from the date of the occurrence of an event specified by the Executive.

(3) Where the Executive makes a determination under subsection (1), it shall, not later than 10 working days after the determination, give notice in writing to the person of the decision and the reasons for the decision.

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