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Medical card

  • 21-05-2015 3:14pm
    #1
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭


    I have a question around the medical card.

    So my girlfriend moved in to my house in Donegal.
    I work in Belfast and rent in Belfast and get home at the weekends...

    I get free medical etc as I work and technically reside full-time in the UK.

    So I guess you could say we no cohabit albeit I am only home at the weekend.
    Reading the citizens advice it says that I am supposed to apply for a medical card and if I get one then so does my partner or is she means tested based on my salary??

    Anyone know what I am supposed to do here or how this would work?


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  • #2
    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    My understanding of your situation is that if you're classed as a frontier worker & if your girlfriend works (employed or self-employed) in ROI she falls under ROI legislation & would lose any automatic entitlement to a medical card that she may otherwise have. She'd be subject to a means test where both her income and your income would be assessed.

    To get official clarification/confirmation of this you could contact the HSE on their freephone number 1800 520 520.


  • #3
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    Cushie Butterfield wrote: »
    My understanding of your situation is that if you're classed as a frontier worker & if your girlfriend works (employed or self-employed) in ROI she falls under ROI legislation & would lose any automatic entitlement to a medical card that she may otherwise have. She'd be subject to a means test where both her income and your income would be assessed.

    To get official clarification/confirmation of this you could contact the HSE on their freephone number 1800 520 520.

    I have e-mailed the HSC and got a mail back requesting more information.
    At the moment she is not working, she is full time mother.

    My understanding of this is that she should automatically get the medical card, I am just not sure if I am supposed to apply for one first as you say I automatically get one as I am a frontier worker but I have never had the need for one.


  • #4
    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    ShowMeTheCash wrote: »
    I have e-mailed the HSC and got a mail back requesting more information.
    At the moment she is not working, she is full time mother.

    My understanding of this is that she should automatically get the medical card, I am just not sure if I am supposed to apply for one first as you say I automatically get one as I am a frontier worker but I have never had the need for one.
    You'd still have to fill up an application form even though you're applying under EU regulations, enclosing a recent UK payslip. The application form asks for details of spouse's/partner's income details (including social welfare income details), so her eligibility would be looked at anyway as part of your application.

    Have a look at the application form here: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/mc/forms/Medical_Card_GP_Visit_Card_Application_Form.pdf


  • #5
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    Cushie Butterfield wrote: »
    You'd still have to fill up an application form even though you're applying under EU regulations, enclosing a recent UK payslip. The application form asks for details of spouse's/partner's income details (including social welfare income details), so her eligibility would be looked at anyway as part of your application.

    Have a look at the application form here: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/mc/forms/Medical_Card_GP_Visit_Card_Application_Form.pdf

    Cheers, phoned the HSC you are correct, I need to fill in the application for me her and kids.


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