Making a Claim

1 Am I Eligible for a payment ?

[insert link to answer as below] Eligible people are those currently living or the estate of a person deceased since 9 December 1998 who had or were eligible for a medical card, and were therefore entitled to receive free publicly funded residential care, but were charged what are known as public long stay charges – essentially a shelter and maintenance charge – up until 9 December 2004. In some cases, wrongly charged people will include publicly funded patients who resided in contract beds in private nursing homes.

2 How do I make a claim ?

[insert link to answer as below] You may make a claim by filling out the claim form and sending it to Health Repayment Scheme, PO Box 330, Tralee, Co Kerry. Claim forms can be obtained from your local Post Office, or by calling the Info Line on 1890 886 886, or it may be downloaded from this website using the following link: [Insert link to claim form]

3 How much might I expect to get ?

The amount of the repayment will be the amount deducted from the patient in the period 1976 to 9 December 2004 after it has been adjusted for CPI (Inflation). If applicable the following deductions will be made from the amount (i) Ex Gratia payment which the patient may have received (ii) Any monies owing to the HSE for the patients stay after 9 December 2004 that have not already been paid for.

4. I still have some questions, what can I do ?

Every claim form is accompanied by an information leaflet with information on how to fill out the form. Assistance is also available through through the Information Line - locall 1890 886 886. The Information line will be manned from 8am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday for the first six months. Callers outside of these hours will be able to leave a message and will receive a call back within twenty-four hours.