Written answers
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Department of Health
Medical Card Administration
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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183. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has, both prior to and since centralisation of medical card administration, assumed responsibility for all operational decisions taken in regard to medical cards; if, in a case where a decision is taken to withdraw a person’s medical card, that person should receive prior notice in writing setting out the reasons underpinning the decision to withdraw the medical card; if the person should be afforded the opportunity to refute or appeal the basis on which it is proposed to withdraw the medical card; if the executive should maintain appropriate records and be in a position to explain all such decisions, regardless of whether the decision was taken locally or centrally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26847/15]
Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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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 medical cards and GP visit cards, which the Deputy may wish to use for an earlier response. Contact information has issued to Oireachtas members.
If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.
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