{"id":10309,"date":"2022-07-08T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/"},"modified":"2024-02-25T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T18:27:37","slug":"services-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Services for Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#Overview\" title=\"Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#Children\" title=\"Children\">Children<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#Maternity_and_Infant_Care\" title=\"Maternity and Infant Care\">Maternity and Infant Care<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#Health_Screening\" title=\"Health Screening\">Health Screening<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#Immunisation\" title=\"Immunisation\">Immunisation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/services-for-minors\/#New_Borns_Development\" title=\"New Borns&#8217; Development\">New Borns&#8217; Development<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Overview\"><\/span>Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Children and dependants of persons with medical cards may qualify for the same services as the cardholder. In addition, a range of services is provided to all children free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>These services are part of the maternity and infant welfare health services, pre-school children and school health services.\u00a0 Vaccination and immunisation services are also provided free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>Entitlement to hospital services for children is on the same basis as for adults.\u00a0 Children who are admitted to hospital for treatment of matters discovered in a child or school health examination are generally exempt from public hospital charges.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Children\"><\/span>Children<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The cut-off age for children is generally 16 years of age.\u00a0 Persons over 16 years old who are students or financially dependent on parents are entitled to medical card services if their parents are entitled to medical card services.<\/p>\n<p>Foster children have their own individual medical cards.\u00a0 These are independent of their parents&#8217; cards.<\/p>\n<p>Children under 18 years or up to 23 years and in full-time education are counted as part of the family for the purpose of the prescribed drugs and medicine scheme, which reimburses expenditure above a certain level on certain drugs. Children who are mentally or physically disabled so that they are not reasonably able to maintain themselves fully and are living at home also qualify.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maternity_and_Infant_Care\"><\/span>Maternity and Infant Care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The maternity and infant care scheme provides care to expectant mothers who ordinarily reside in Ireland.\u00a0 The service is provided by GPs and hospital obstetricians.<\/p>\n<p>This is a universal service and does not depend on having a medical card.\u00a0 It operates under agreements between doctors and hospitals, and the HSE.\u00a0 The medical services may be provided by an obstetrician and registered medical practitioner.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, there are six to seven pre-natal visits to maternity hospitals\/GP.\u00a0 There are at least two post-natal visits to GP at two weeks and six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Mothers are entitled to free in-patient and out-patient accident and emergency-related services in relation to pregnancy.\u00a0 There is an exemption from hospital charges.<\/p>\n<p>The general practitioner who attends to the mother is to provide developmental examinations at two and six weeks. Outside of this, the child itself must have an entitlement through his or her parent\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Health_Screening\"><\/span>Health Screening<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The HSE provides a school health service, including screening and immunisation programs.\u00a0 The services are provided to children attending public primary schools.\u00a0 They may, as discretion may be extended to private fee-paying primary schools.<\/p>\n<p>Health screenings are conducted by a public health nurse and area medical officers provided by the HSE.\u00a0 They include hearing and vision examinations.<\/p>\n<p>Problems arising identified at screenings are treated free of charge at the outpatient departments of hospitals. Subsequent treatment arising out of the initial referral is also free of charge as a public patient.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Immunisation\"><\/span>Immunisation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Immunisation services are provided free of charge at GP surgeries, health clinics, hospitals, and schools.\u00a0 There is a schedule of childcare immunization vaccinations, most of which are within the first 13 months.\u00a0 Further vaccines are given at 4 to 5 \u00a0years and for \u00a011 to 14 years for girls.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Borns_Development\"><\/span>New Borns&#8217; Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Public health nurses are notified of all births in the area and generally visit within two days of discharge.\u00a0 Further visits may be undertaken as required.\u00a0 General and specific advice are given.<\/p>\n<p>A developmental examination is given and offered at local health centres at approximately nine months.\u00a0 This covers all aspects of development and is offered free of charge.\u00a0 Problems identified may be treated free of charge at public hospitals as public patients.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10309\" data-postid=\"10309\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10309 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Children and dependants of persons with medical cards may qualify for the same services as the cardholder. In addition, a range of services is provided to all children free of charge. 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