Medical Card/G.P. Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines
Medical Card/G.P. Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines
Medical Card/G.P. Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines
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6.3.1.2 Posted workers and their dependants<br />
EU Regulation 1408/71 makes provision for employees who are employed in one<br />
Member State but who are sent by their employer to another Member State for periods<br />
generally not exceeding one year and refers to them as “posted workers”. A posted<br />
worker continues to be subject to the legislation of the member state of his/her employer.<br />
When posted to Ireland, such employees are entitled to a <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Card</strong> on production of<br />
the form E106 from the Competent State.<br />
The dependants of the posted worker residing with him/her are also entitled to a <strong>Medical</strong><br />
<strong>Card</strong> on production of the form E106 provided that they are not themselves subject to the<br />
Irish social security system, or in the case of children, that the spouse or person looking<br />
after the children is not also subject to Irish social security legislation.<br />
E–forms for frontier and posted workers and their dependants<br />
Frontier workers, posted workers and dependants of either category must produce a form<br />
E106 when applying for a <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Card</strong> in Ireland. However, because of the bi-lateral<br />
agreement with the UK, no E-form is required and the applicant must provide proof of<br />
employment in the UK.<br />
6.3.2 Pensioners and their dependants<br />
EU pensioners resident in Ireland and who are in receipt of a qualifying pension as<br />
evidenced by form E121 are entitled to a <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Card</strong> provided they are not subject to<br />
Irish social security legislation (see footnote, under 5.1).<br />
Pensioners from the UK must provide proof that they are in receipt of a UK social<br />
security pension. (The UK social security pension is the only qualifying UK pension for<br />
entitlement under EU legislation).<br />
Any additional income to the qualifying pension not subject to PRSI is not taken into<br />
account when determining entitlement to a <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Card</strong> (e.g. Occupational Pension,<br />
Investment Income etc.)<br />
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