To qualify for a refund of medical cost:
- your injury must have been caused by an accident
at work. We include here an accident while on an
unbroken journey to or from work,
or
- as a result of work you have contracted a
prescribed occupational disease. For further
information and the full list of occupational
diseases, log on to www.welfare.ie,
and
- you must have PRSI contributions at Class A, B, D,
J or M. In the case of PRSI Class B contributions,
only expenses incurred subsequent to 26 weeks
after the accident or development of the disease
can be covered.
Important
Not all work accidents or occupational
diseases may result immediately in illness or
disability. If you are not immediately
incapacitated but you wish to protect your
future right to benefit, you should tell your
employer about your accident or disease.
You must apply without delay for a
declaration that your accident or disease
was occupational.
You can get the application form from:
Medical Care Section
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Áras Mhic Dhiarmada
Store Street
Dublin 1
Telephone: 01 704 3000
LoCall: 1890 928 400
If you are calling from outside of the Republic +353 1 704 3000.