Medical Card/G.P. Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines

6.1 INTRODUCTION 9
6.2 GENERAL 9
6.2.1 EU REGULATION 1408/71 9
6.2.2 E- FORM 9
6.2.3 SUBJECT TO IRISH SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION 9
6.2.4 COUNTRIES COVERED 9
6.3 CATEGORIES OF BENEFICIARIES 9
6.3.1 EMPLOYED/SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS 9
6.3.1.1 Frontier workers and their dependants 9
6.3.1.2 Posted workers and their dependants 9
6.3.2 PENSIONERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS 9
6.3.3 DEPENDANTS RESIDING IN IRELAND OF PERSONS EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED IN
ANOTHER EU MEMBER STATE AND RESIDING ELSEWHERE 9
6.3.4 TEMPORARY VISITORS 9
7 LONG STAY/RESIDENTIAL CARE 9
7.1 NURSING HOMES 9
7.2 LONG STAY HOSPITAL PATIENTS 9
7.3 RESIDENTIAL CENTRES – PATIENTS 9
7.4 RESIDENTIAL CENTRES – CHILDREN 9
7.5 FOSTER CARE 9
8 APPEALS 9
APPENDIX I: OMBUDSMAN’S GUIDE TO STANDARDS OF BEST PRACTICE FOR
PUBLIC SERVANTS 9
APPENDIX II FINANCIAL GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAL CARD INCOME LIMITS
FOR OVER 70S FROM 01/2009 9
APPENDIX III: EU ELIGIBILITY CASE STUDIES AND EFORMS (106, 109 & 121) 9
APPENDIX IV: GUIDELINES ON “ORDINARILY RESIDENT” CONDITIONS FOR
ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SERVICES 9
APPENDIX V: LEGISLATION AFFECTING MEDICAL CARDS, G.P. VISIT CARDS
AND HEALTH SERVICES 9
APPENDIX VI: HEALTH SERVICES (NO. 3) REGULATIONS, 1983 – S.I NO. 381 OF
1983 (PEOPLE AGED 16-25 YEARS) 9
APPENDIX VII: SAMPLE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT (SELF EMPLOYED) 9
APPENDIX VIII COHABITATION 9
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