Jamaica - Apply for JADEP Card

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Apply for the Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) Card, you should submit your complete application to the NHF office or at any Card Centre in the parish you are residing in. Please view the NHF contact details and Card Centres in the “Office Location and Contacts” section below
2. Obtain the application form for the JADEP card at any of the NHF offices or at any card center
3. Fill the application form correctly and then take it to your doctor to certify the application by fill the required section for doctors
4. Submit the complete application to the NHF office near you are at any Card Centre
5. Upon submission of the application, the NHF officials will verify the information you have provided to check if the form is completed accordingly
6. Once verified, your application will be approved and you will be registered for the JADEP benefits then your JADEP Card will be processed and issued to you
   

Apply Via Proxy

• If you are unable to submit the application personally, you can send a third party to submit the application on your behalf. In this case, you must provide the with a certified document that proves your age

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Required Documents

• Complete application form
• Tax Registration number
• Document that proves your age:
  • Birth certificate
  • Passport
  • Driver’s license
  • National Voter’s Identification Card
  • Senior Citizens Identification Card
  • Letter from a Justice of the Peace (JP), medical doctor or pastor, verifying age.

Office Locations & Contacts

National Health Fund (Head Office)
Address: The Towers, 6th Floor, 25 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5
Tel: 1-(876)-906-1106 / 906-2293/ 906-9667/ 908-2992/ 908-3913/ 908-3106/ 906-0756 
Fax: 1-(876)-906-1105 / 754-2640
Email: [email protected]

NHF Pharmaceutical Division
78 Marcus Garvey Drive 
Kingston 13 
Tel: 1-(876)-923-6926-8, 923-6920 
Fax: 1-(876)-923-7159
NHF Locations and Contact details: Link

Card Centre locations are:

• Head Office (Dominica Drive)
  
• Drug Serv Union Square, Cross Road
  
• Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), St. James
  
• St. Ann's Bay Hospital (SABH), St. Ann
  
• Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH), Manchester
  
• May Pen Regional Hospital, Clarendon
  
• Greater Portmore Health Centre, St. Catherine
  
• Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Kingston
  
• Princess Margaret Hospital, St. Thomas
  
• Percy Junior Hospital, Manchester
  
• Port Maria Hospital, St. Mary
  
• Santa Cruz Health Centre, St. Elizabeth
  
• Black River Hospital, St. Elizabeth
  
• Drug Serv Sav-la-mar, Westmoreland
  
• Spanish Town Hospital Drug Serv, St. Catherine
  
• Falmouth Hospital Drug Serv, Trelawny
  
• Noel Holmes Hospital Drug Serv, Hanover
  
• Port Antonio Hospital Drug Serv, Portland
  

Eligibility

Elder individuals of 60 years and above who suffer from any of 10 specified chronic illnesses. These are:

• Hypertension
• Cardiac conditions
• Arthritis
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• High cholesterol
• Vascular disease
• Diabetes
• Glaucoma
• Asthma
• Psychiatric conditions

Fees

• Free

Validity

• The card is valid forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Within 30 minutes

Related Videos

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Instructions

• Please keep your card safe and should get lost or damaged report to the NHF office immediately for replacement of a new card

Required Information

• Name
• TRN
• Address
• Contact Information
• Signature of Applicant / Guardian
• Doctors Medical Council Registration Number
• Doctors Signature

Need for the Document

• This card proves that the holder is a beneficiary of the JADEP program

Information which might help

• JADEP Drug list: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• NHF: Link

Others

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