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

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Appendix I: Ombudsman’s Guide to Standards of Best Practice for Public Servants Dealing properly with “people” means dealing with them. - Promptly and without undue delay - Correctly, in accordance with the law or other rules governing their entitlements. - Sensitively, by having regard to their age, to their capacity to understand often complex rules, to any disability they may have and their feelings, privacy and convenience: - Helpfully, by simplifying procedures, forms and information on entitlements and services, maintaining proper records and providing clear and precise details on time limits or conditions which might result in disqualification. - Responsibly, by not adopting an adversarial approach as a matter of course where there may be a fear of litigation. Dealing “fairly” with people means: - - Treating people in similar circumstances in like manner. - Accepting that rules and regulations while important in ensuring fairness should not be applied so rigidly or inflexibly as to create inequity. - Avoiding penalties which are out of proportion to what is necessary to ensure compliance with the rules: - Being prepared to review rules and procedures and change them if necessary - Giving adequate notice before changing rules in a way which adversely affects a persons entitlements - Having an internal review system so that adverse decisions can be looked at again and reviewed by someone not involved in the first decision - Informing people how they can appeal, co-operating fully in any such appeal and being open to proposals for redress. Dealing “impartially” with people means:- - Making decisions based on what is relevant in the rules and law and ignoring what is irrelevant - Avoiding bias because of a person’s colour, sex, marital status, ethnic origin, culture, language, religion, sexual orientation, attitude, reputation or because of why they are or who they know - Ensuring where a service is based on a scheme of priorities, that the scheme is open and transparent - Being careful that ones prejudices are not factors in a decision. Medical Card GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines Version 3 21 05 09.doc 36
Appendix II Financial guidelines for Medical Card Income limits for over 70s from 01/2009 Medical Card Income limits for Applicants who are 70 years on or after 1/1/2009 Medical Card Gross Weekly limit from 01/01/2009 Single Person Aged 70 and over € 700.00 Married Couple Aged 70 and over € 1,400.00 General Medical Card / GP Visit Card Guidelines (01/2009) The Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive has agreed the following Income Guidelines to assist staff in the assessment of eligibility for Medical Cards and GP Visit Cards Single Person Living Alone Medical Card Weekly Rate (01/2009) GP Visit Card Weekly Rate (01/2009) Aged up to 65 years €184.00 €276.00 Aged 66 years and over €201.50 €302.00 Single Person Living with Family Aged up to 65 years €164.00 €246.00 Aged 66 and over €173.50 €260.00 Married Couple / Single Parent Families with Dependent Children Aged up to 65 years €266.50 €400.00 Aged 66 and over €298.00 €447.00 Allowances Allowance for first 2 children under 16 financially dependant on applicant For 3 rd and subsequent children under 16 financially dependant on applicant €38.00 €57.00 €41.00 €61.50 Medical Card GP Visit Card National Assessment Guidelines Version 3 21 05 09.doc 37
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