Guide to Irish Medical Card Application

2018 Irish Medical Card Online Application Guide

Starting from January 15, 2018, you can apply for a medical insurance card online. "Step by step" teaches you how to apply for an online medical card.

Applicants must submit all documents, including photos, online, the Ministry of Health said. At the same time, GPs (clinics) can also receive patients through the new network system.

The application cycle is about 15 working days, but as long as you submit your income status materials, the system will immediately notify you whether you meet the conditions for applying for a medical insurance card.

The launch of the new system has facilitated many applicants, but there are also some questions.

1. What is a medical card?

Ireland has a comprehensive medical service funded by the government. The Health Service Executive (HSE) is the national organization responsible for managing all Irish public health services.

Irish citizens and foreign residents who have obtained "ordinary residence" living in Ireland can receive free or government-subsidized public medical services.

2. Who can apply

People with the following status can receive free or government-subsidized public medical services:

1. Irish citizens

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2. Live in Ireland for at least one year

3. Prove to HSE that you will live in Ireland for at least one year

4. Work visa or work contract in Ireland

5. Proof of purchasing real estate in Ireland

6. Residence permit issued by the Garda National Immigration Bureau

3. Types of medical services

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Category 1 – Medical Card Holders

More than 30% of Ireland’s residents hold medical cards.

Category 2 – Non-medical card holders

People who do not have a medical card can still enjoy a range of community and hospital medical services for free or at reduced prices.

IV. Services enjoyed

Medical card holders can enjoy a variety of free medical services

1. Exemption from general practitioner/family doctor consultation fees

2. Dental fees

3. Approved prescription drug fees

4. Outpatient emergency and inpatient services in public hospitals

5. Maternal and infant health care

Other Irish citizens and ordinary residents

can obtain limited (Class II) qualified public medical services. Anyone who is qualified for limited public medical services can receive free medical care in public hospitals, including inpatient and hospital outpatient services.

1. GPVisitCards/GP Access Cards

Medical card holders are eligible for GP/family doctor services, community services, dental services, approved prescription drug charges, hospital care and A range of other free benefits. Whether the patient is eligible to obtain a medical card depends on the individual's income, or when a patient is unable to pay expensive basic medical expenses due to a special condition, the patient is also eligible to obtain a medical card.

　2. Drugs Payment Scheme/Drug Payment Scheme

Any ordinary resident of Ireland can apply to join this scheme, regardless of family, financial status or nationality. Being an ordinary resident in Ireland means that you have lived in Ireland for at least one year or plan to live here for at least one year.

3. LongTermIllnessScheme/Long-Term Illness Plan

Must be an ordinary resident of Ireland and hold a PPSN.

You are eligible if you have any of the conditions or disabilities listed below:

Acute leukemia;

Hydrocephalus;

Parkinson syndrome disease;

Cerebral palsy;

Mental retardation;

Phenylpropanoid aciduria;

Cystic fibrosis;

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Mental illness (patients under 16 years old);

Spina bifida;

Diabetes insipidus;

Conditions caused by the use of sedatives;

Chronic diabetes;

Epilepsy;

Multiple sclerosis;

Hemophilia;

Muscular dystrophy