Please explain in step by step format the procedure, Just to make things easier for others to understand. e.g. 1. Obtaining proof of birth. 2. Steps to register Name of your Child. ==Required Documents== List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure. e.g. 1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.
List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure. e.g. 1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.
Please list down the office locations that can be approached for applying. External links can also be used for specifying office locations.
Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.
Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid. e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation. Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed. e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.
What health services are normally covered?
If you move house
After your card is issued
Reviews
Other eligible categories of people
Prescription charges for medical card holders
Normally, your total income is taken into account in the means test for the medical card. There are different guidelines for those aged under 70 years and those aged over 70 years. Any cash, savings, investments or property (except your own home) is also taken into account. However, there are certain exceptions.
According to the HSE's guidelines, if your income is derived solely from Social Welfare allowances or benefits or HSE allowances you should be granted a medical card even though your payment is in excess of the Income Guidelines for your age and situation.
The assessment of a couple for medical card purposes is based on the age of the older person.
Income not taken into account when assessing income for medical card purposes
Certain compensation awards:
Certain payments made by the State:
Lone parents with dependants are assessed under the income limits for couples. Weekly income limit (gross, less tax, Universal Social Charge and PRSI)
Reasonable expenses incurred in respect of childcare costs and rent/mortgage payments will also be allowed. (There is, however, no exact definition of what 'reasonable expenses' actually means in relation to housing or childcare costs).
Weekly travel costs to work: The actual cost of public transport is allowable or, for car owners, mileage at 30 cent per mile/18 cent per km plus a weekly amount of 50 to cover standing charges (depreciation and running costs). Where a couple needs two cars to travel to work a double allowance applies.
However, if your income is over these limits, you can still apply for the ordinary medical card or GP Visit Card: for example, if you have high medical expenses, such as paying for a nursing home.
All capital (savings and investments) is taken into account for medical card purposes. However, income on the savings/investments or property of 36,000 for a single person and 72,000 for a couple is disregarded.
The disregard figure only applies once where both savings and property (other than your own home) are being assessed.
The balance is taken into account either by taking into account the actual rate of interest received, if you provide a certificate of the interest paid on in the last full calendar year or by using a notional rate. The HSE will use whichever calculation is better for the applicant.
In essence, only the interest or income earned on savings and similar investments will be counted as income, not the total value of the savings or investments themselves.
Where land/buildings are leased to another person, the income to be assessed will be the gross income, less any cost necessarily incurred associated with the property and such cost may include insurance premiums, loan/mortgage repayments, maintenance etc.
Where land/buildings, which are not being used but are capable of being leased or sold then the following assessment options can be used, with the more beneficial option applying to the applicant:
Between 2001 and 2008, everyone over aged 70 was entitled to a medical card without a means test. After that, a means test was introduced, with effect from January 2009.
Since January 2009 there are gross income limits of 700 per week for a single person and 1,400 per week for a married or cohabiting couple. There will be no standard deductions allowable (for example, for income tax).
However, if your income is over these limits, you can still apply for the ordinary medical card or GP Visit Card: for example, if you have high medical expenses, such as paying for a nursing home.
Pensions, earnings, interest from capital and all
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure. e.g. 1. Date of Birth. 2. City or County of Birth.
A medical card issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE) allows the holder to receive certain health services free of charge.
Enter other informations which might help.
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
Place some external links which might help.
More information which might help people.