Name of the Organization : Health Service Executive
Type of Facility : Apply For Medical Card
Country: Ireland
Website : http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/mc/focuson/aboutmedicalcards.205700.shortcut.html
HSE Apply For Medical Card
A Medical Card is a plastic card, about the size of a credit card, issued by the HSE. People who hold a Medical Card are entitled to a range of Health Services free of charge.
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You are entitled to the following services if you have a Medical Card:
** Doctor Visits – a range of family doctor or GP services from a chosen doctor contracted to the HSE in your local area;
** Prescription Medicines: The supply of prescribed approved medicines, aids and appliances like wheelchairs, crutches etc. In some circumstances a deposit may be required for aids and appliances which will be refunded on return of the aid or appliance. A €2.50 charge applies to all prescription medicines dispensed to medical card patients;
** Certain Dental, Ophthalmic (Eye), and Aural (Ear) health services;
** Hospital Care – all in-patient services in public wards in public hospitals, including public consultant services;
** Hospital Visits – All out-patient services in public hospitals, including public consultant services;
** Medical & Midwifery Care for Mothers, including health care related to pregnancy and the care of the child for six weeks after birth;
** Some personal and social care services, for example, public health nursing, social work services and other community care services based on client need.
You may also be entitled to the following additional benefits if you have a Medical Card:
** No need to pay the health portion of your social insurance (PRSI);
** Free transport to school for children who live 3 miles or more from the nearest school;
** Exemption from state examination fees in public second-level schools;
** Financial help with buying school books. The benefits above are available from the relevant government department.
The HSE is committed to ensuring that everyone who is eligible for a medical card received one as quickly as possible and that those who are no longer eligible do not continue to hold cards. If you are not eligible for a medical card, you may be eligible for a GP Visit Card or the Long Term Illness Scheme.
Can I apply for a Medical Card?:
Anyone over the age of 16 years who is ordinarily resident in the State can apply for a Medical Card. If you are financial dependent on your parents or guardians, your parents or guardians need to apply for a medical card.
Medical card eligibility is based on an assessment of means. To qualify your weekly income must be below the income threshold. Any income, savings, investments and property (except for your own home) are taken into account in the means test. It is important that you give as much information as possible with your application; including dependents, mortgage payments, medical expenses etc.
What if my income is higher than the income threshold?:
Where an individual or household is over the income threshold, the HSE can apply discretion where undue hardship would arise from the costs of the household’s particular medical or social circumstances.
How to apply:
The quickest way to obtain a medical card is to use our online form to enter your details. You will need access to a printer to print the application pack.
** Currently, 97% of medical card applications are processed in 15 days.
Download Form : http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/mc/about/howtoapply/
Need help? :
Contact us on LoCall 1890 252 919
Email us on : clientregistration@hse.ie