Róisín Shortall
Question:163. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the income guidelines that will apply to medical card applicants in 2013 [55012/12]
View answerThursday, 6 December 2012
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The HSE has produced national assessment guidelines to provide a clear framework to assist in the making of reasonable, consistent and equitable decisions when assessing an applicant for the General Medical Services scheme. These guidelines are publicly available and can be downloaded from the HSE's medical card website. Legislation will now be prepared to give effect to the changes in the income guidelines for the over 70s which have been announced in Budget 2013.