Animated Video of Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme

The Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme aims to subsidise elderly persons to choose private primary healthcare services that best suit their health needs. It can be used for preventive care, curative and rehabilitative services. Elderly persons aged 65 or above and holding a valid Hong Kong Identity Card or Certificate of Exemption issued by the Immigration Department are eligible to use vouchers.

The Scheme is now extended to cover healthcare services provided by 14 types of healthcare professionals. Apart from Medical Practitioners, Chinese Medicine Practitioners, Dentists, Chiropractors, Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Radiographers, Medical Laboratory Technologists, Optometrists in Part I of the register, the newly- added professionals include Audiologists, Dietitians, Clinical Psychologists and Speech Therapists registered with the relevant healthcare professional bodies accredited under the Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions of the Government. Elderly persons can use vouchers to pay for the private primary healthcare services provided by 14 types of healthcare professionals.

Elderly persons should plan carefully on how to make good use of their vouchers. More information on the Scheme can be obtained by visiting the Scheme website at www.hcv.gov.hk.