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

‘registered dentist’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Dentists Act, 1985;
‘registered medical practitioner’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Medical Practitioners Act,
1978;
‘regulations’ means regulations under subsection (8);
‘spouse’, in relation to a person, includes a person with whom the person is living as husband or
wife;
‘supervising pharmacist’ means a person who, pursuant to subscription (1) of section 2 of the
Pharmacy Act, 1962, is responsible for carrying out the personal supervision specified in that
subsection;
‘supplier’ means a person who supplies drugs to community pharmacies or a person referred to in
subsection (4) or (5) for the purpose of this section”.
(2) Regulations made under section 59 of the Health Act, 1970 before the passing of this Act and in
force immediately before such passing shall continue in force after such passing, and may be
amended or revoked, as if made under section 59 of that Act as inserted by this section.
Section 60 of the Health Act 1970
A Health Board shall, in relation to person with full eligibility and such other categories of persons
and for such purposes as may be specified by the Minister, provide without charge a nursing service
to give to those persons advice and assistance on matters relating to their Health and to assist them if
they are sick”.
Section 61 of the Health Act 1970
(1) A Health Board may make arrangements to assist in the maintenance at home of –
a) a sick or infirm person or a dependant of such a person.
b) A woman availing herself of a service under section 62 (i.e. medical and midwifery care for
mothers), or receiving similar care, or a dependant of such a woman.
c) A person who, but for the provision of a service for him under this section, would require to
be maintained otherwise than at home, either (as the Chief Executive Officer of the board
may determine in each case) without charge, or, at such charge as he considers appropriate.”
Section 67 of the Health Act 1970
(1) A health board shall make dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment and dental, optical and aural
appliances available for persons with full eligibility and persons with limited eligibility.
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