Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Health the safe guards that are in place to ensure that claims under the drug payment scheme are legitimate and authorised and that the medication has actually been received by the person in question. [11020/13]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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It is a requirement under the Drug Payment Scheme that third party verification is received from the patient or patient representative and this is required in order to properly present a valid claim for reimbursement from the HSE's Primary Care Reimbursement Service. To further enhance accountability in this context, PCRS carries out regular checks on claims presented to them for payment.