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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 661677" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>I knew that didn't sound right ! :</p><p> </p><p>Next to the United Kingdom, Ireland is the only other place in the European Union where you can receive access to <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">health care</span></u></a> without having to pay in to the social security system. Unlike most other European Union countries, you do not make contributions to the social security system in exchange of access to <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">health care</span></u></a> services. Instead, your eligibility for <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">health care</span></u></a> services is decided by your residence status. To be eligible for <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">health care</span></u></a> services in Ireland you will have to have what is called 'ordinary residence' in Ireland. To qualify as an ordinary resident, you must be able to prove that you plan on staying in Ireland for at least a year. There are a number of ways that you can do this. You can produce an alien registration book or a residence permit or a work permit for proof of your time in Ireland. You can also show proof of a property rental or property purchase. For this, you will also have to prove that this place serves as your primary residence. You can also meet the requirement by showing a confirmation of being registered with an Irish college or university. Or you can meet the requirement by showing that you have an Irish bank account. </p><p> </p><p>Just because you can meet the requirements of ordinary residence does not mean that your dependents meet the qualifications. You dependents do not automatically qualify as an extension of your meeting qualifications. Your dependents will have to prove separately that they too are ordinary residents. If you are unemployed or a student you can qualify for the public health care just by filling out the appropriate forms. If you are visiting Ireland and are from the European Economic Area (EEA) then you can get free treatment by filling out the appropriate paperwork.</p><p>(which will be billed back to that countries Healthcare System).</p><p> </p><p></U><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/313521/an_introduction_to_the_irish_health.html?cat=5" target="_blank">http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/313521/an_introduction_to_the_irish_health.html?cat=5</a></p><p> </p><p>And more :<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3355751.stm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Current NHS policy</span></u></a> The default is only to treat emergency cases and infectious disease cases (which might infect locals) for free. The rest is generally invoiced, unless there is a reciprocal care arrangement already in place, as is the case between the UK and Australia & New Zealand (and the entire EU). </p><p></p><p>Even there, without the right travel insurance, British travellers are subject to the same rules when treated in a country with a reciprocal arrangement e.g. in France, where the norm is to pay for minor treatment and then claim the costs back from your state-funded insurers, British tourists have to pay up front (for example, for skiing injuries :'( ) then claim back the costs from the NHS when they come home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 661677, member: 23950"] I knew that didn't sound right ! : Next to the United Kingdom, Ireland is the only other place in the European Union where you can receive access to [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]health care[/COLOR][/U][/URL] without having to pay in to the social security system. Unlike most other European Union countries, you do not make contributions to the social security system in exchange of access to [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]health care[/COLOR][/U][/URL] services. Instead, your eligibility for [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]health care[/COLOR][/U][/URL] services is decided by your residence status. To be eligible for [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/61/health_care.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]health care[/COLOR][/U][/URL] services in Ireland you will have to have what is called 'ordinary residence' in Ireland. To qualify as an ordinary resident, you must be able to prove that you plan on staying in Ireland for at least a year. There are a number of ways that you can do this. You can produce an alien registration book or a residence permit or a work permit for proof of your time in Ireland. You can also show proof of a property rental or property purchase. For this, you will also have to prove that this place serves as your primary residence. You can also meet the requirement by showing a confirmation of being registered with an Irish college or university. Or you can meet the requirement by showing that you have an Irish bank account. Just because you can meet the requirements of ordinary residence does not mean that your dependents meet the qualifications. You dependents do not automatically qualify as an extension of your meeting qualifications. Your dependents will have to prove separately that they too are ordinary residents. If you are unemployed or a student you can qualify for the public health care just by filling out the appropriate forms. If you are visiting Ireland and are from the European Economic Area (EEA) then you can get free treatment by filling out the appropriate paperwork. (which will be billed back to that countries Healthcare System). </U>[URL]http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/313521/an_introduction_to_the_irish_health.html?cat=5[/URL] And more :[URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3355751.stm"][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Current NHS policy[/COLOR][/U][/URL] The default is only to treat emergency cases and infectious disease cases (which might infect locals) for free. The rest is generally invoiced, unless there is a reciprocal care arrangement already in place, as is the case between the UK and Australia & New Zealand (and the entire EU). Even there, without the right travel insurance, British travellers are subject to the same rules when treated in a country with a reciprocal arrangement e.g. in France, where the norm is to pay for minor treatment and then claim the costs back from your state-funded insurers, British tourists have to pay up front (for example, for skiing injuries :'( ) then claim back the costs from the NHS when they come home. [/QUOTE]
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