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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Alex White: Healthy Ireland, the Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 – 2025is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of all those living in the country over the coming generations regardless of medical card status. The Framework, which is underpinned by a number of ethical and guiding principles for implementation, places a strong emphasis on an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 May 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. The Act provides that persons, who are unable to arrange GP services for themselves and family without undue hardship, having regard to their overall financial situation, can qualify for a medical card. The HSE can only award medical cards in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: I am aware that the HSE has a suite of correspondence for medical card/GP visit card applications and reviews. I am advised that, having completed a full assessment of an application or review, a letter issues to the applicant advising of the decision thereon. If a review of an application is assessed as ineligible or eligible for a GP visit card only, the letter issued informing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (27 May 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: As the Deputy will be aware, all medical card and GP visit card holders are subject to a periodic review of eligibility to determine continuing eligibility. All applications or reviews concerning medical and GP visit cards must be supported with a range of documentation. This requirement is clearly outlined on the relevant forms and where such supporting documentation is not supplied, or is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Primary Care Reimbursement Service has a target to have 90% of properly completed medical / GP visit card applications processed within 15 days of the application having been received by the HSE. The current turnaround is 95% within 15 days. This refers to applications, again properly completed, that enable an assessor to make a determination on eligibility under the scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The following table shows the card types and numbers at 1 May 2014, as requested by the Deputy. Card Type No of Cards Medical Cards 1,800,182 of which granted on the basis of discretion 50,375 GP Visit cards 125,166 of which granted on the basis of discretion 29,481

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The HSE is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (27 May 2014)

Alex White: As the Deputy will be aware, Section 1 of the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2010, provides that a person with full eligibility supplied with prescribed drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances by a community pharmacy contractor, shall be charged a prescription charge per item to that person. When a medicine is required to be dispensed in different strengths / different...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Medical Council’s Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics states that “it is in the best interests of the patient that a general practitioner supervises and guides the overall management of their health”. Medical card holders who are given a prescription by a hospital or clinic must request their GP to transcribe the details onto a GMS prescription form in order...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Alex White: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...