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