Bahamas - Obtain Replacement Card in National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Obtain Replacement Card for National Prescription Drug Plan (ACE Rx Card), the Applicant has to Visit any National Insurance Board (NIB) office or the website to collect the Replacement Form DP-5. Here is the link to Contacts and the link to the Official Website.
2. The Applicant can also download the Form from the following link Form DP-5 Link.
3. Fill the form with relevant details and also tick the appropriate reason for requesting replacement ACE Rx card from the given options.
4. Once completed, take the form to the Drug Plan Office or your nearest NIB office for processing.
5. Once the form is submitted, it will be processed for ACE Rx Card post approval.
6. When heading for the local NIB office to collect a replacement ACE Rx Card, bring your NIB card and a valid government-issued ID.
7. If the applicant is unable to register or collect the card in person due to incapacity, written authorisation is required for an assigned person to act on behalf of an incapacitated individual who is unable to register or collect a card in person owing to incapacity.

Note:
In cases where new health conditions develop after receiving the membership card, a registered NPDP member must complete a Change Form (DP-2 Form) Link to Download Form to add the new conditions. The new disease/condition will be added to the member’s swipe card for use at any participating pharmacy.

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Required Documents

• Have a valid National Insurance number
• Completed Drug Plan Replacement Form (DP-5)

Office Locations & Contacts

National Prescription Drug Plan
OfficeNIB Wulff Road
Local OfficeP.O. Box N-7508
Nassau, Bahamas
Phone: (242) 356-2032
Toll-free line: (242) 300-0001
On-Call Pharmacist: (242) 502-1504
Fax: (242) 356-2026
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link

Clifford Darling Complex
Blue Hill Road P.O. Box N-7508
Nassau, Bahamas
Phone: (242) 502-1500
Fax: (242) 322-2923
Email: [email protected]
Contact Link
Contact Link 2

Eligibility

• NIB Pensioners receiving:
  • Retirement Benefit or Grant
  • Old-Age Non Contributory Pension
  • Survivors Benefit/Assistance (age 60 & over)
  • Disablement Benefit assessed at 100%
• NIB Invalids receiving:
  • Invalidity Benefit
  • Invalidity Assistance
• Bahamian citizens age 65 and over
• Children
  • under 18 years
  • under 25 years (if full-time students)
• Indigent persons
• Government employees
• Women receiving ante-natal and post-natal care

Fees

This procedure incurs no costs as the Plan is funded entirely from the Medical Benefits Branch of The National Insurance Board.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Replacement Form: Form DP- 5 Link

Change Form: DP-2 Form Link

Authorization Form (for Representatives of the Disabled): DP-9 Form Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Where a person is unable to register or collect a card in person due to incapacity, a written authorization (a hand written letter) is required for an appointed person to act on behalf the incapacitated individual. Or the person may fill this Authorization form : Form DP-9 Link and the representatives must present this form along with the National Prescription Drug Plan A.C.E. Rx Card of the person on whose behalf they are acting and their own proof of identification, i.e., valid passport, driver’s license or voter’s card.

Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• National Insurance Number
• Reason for request
• Date

Need for the Document

Members of the plan will enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• Greater availability of prescription drugs
• Greater access to prescription drugs
• Greater choice of providers in both the public and private pharmacy systems.
• Savings in time and money in accessing prescribed medications
• Ability to obtain full prescription supply not limited by cost.
• Better management of disease by patients
• Special attention for members in remote Family Islands including the option to obtain up to a three (3) month supply of drugs.

Information which might help

The National Prescription Drug Program will provide medications for all of the chronic diseases covered by the plan. In addition to medications, the plan will also cover specific medical supplies for two of the chronic diseases.

Medications available for:

• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
• Breast Cancer
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• High Cholesterol
• Hypertension
• Ischaemic Disease
• Prostate Cancer
• Psychiatric Illness
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Thyroid Disease

Medical Supplies available for:

• Asthma
• Diabetes

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a benefit under the National Insurance Act, either for himself or for some other person, makes any false statement or false representation, or produces any false documents, etc., shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $2,500.00, or to imprisonment for up to twelve months, or both.