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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“(5A) A person who is not less than 70 years of age and is ordinarily in this Part to persons with<br />
full eligibility shall be construed as including references to such resident in the State shall have full<br />
eligibility for the services under this Part and, notwithstanding subsection (6), references persons.”,<br />
.—(1) Subsection (5A) of section 45 (inserted by section 1 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions)<br />
Act 2001) of the Act of 1970 is replaced by the following—<br />
“(5A) Notwithstanding any other enactment, with effect from 2 March 2009 a person also shall have<br />
full eligibility for the services under this Part if the person attained the age of 70 years before 1<br />
January 2009 and is ordinarily resident in the State, so long as the person’s gross income does not<br />
exceed the relevant gross income limit under section 45A.”.<br />
(2) A person who had full eligibility for the services under Part IV of the Act of 1970 by virtue of<br />
section 45(5A) of that Act prior to the coming into operation of subsection (1) continues to have full<br />
eligibility until 2 March 2009.<br />
Full text of this legislation and relevant guidelines are contained in a separate document which<br />
deals with entitlement to health services for the over 70s<br />
Note; the above section has been amended by the Health Act 2008 to provide for means testing of<br />
over 70s.<br />
(6) References in this part to persons with full eligibility shall be construed as referring to<br />
persons in the categories mentioned in subsection (1) or deemed to be within those categories.<br />
(7) Any person who is not in either of the categories mentioned in subsection (1) or who is not<br />
ordinarily resident in the State but who, in relation to a particular service which is available to<br />
persons with full eligibility, is considered by the Chief Executive Officer of the appropriate<br />
Health Board to be unable, without undue hardship, to provide that service for himself or his<br />
dependants shall, in relation to that service, be deemed to be a person with full eligibility<br />
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