St Mary's Player Injury
Only injuries sustained during official club activities are eligible for reimbursement. The player must inform the team management within 5 days of any injury. The team management will then inform the Club Insurance officer (Peter Moore)
GAA Injury Benefit Fund is online and administered by the Injury Fund Administrator. Any enquiries re same to be emailed to secretary.stmarys.meath@gaa.ie
LGFA Injury Benefit Fund is online and administered by the Injury Fund Administrator. Any enquiries re same to be emailed to stmarys.meath@lgfa.ie
GAA injury Claim Procedures
GAA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring and the day of the injury is day 1.
https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/administrators/gaa-injury-benefit-fund
The following information relates to player injury claim procures for injuries occurring at officially sanctioned fixtures or supervised training sessions for GAA, LGFA players who are paid up members of St Mary's and registered with their relevant County Boards. The most important thing to be aware of is the timeline for reporting injuries through the 3 different codes.
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GAA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 60 days of the injury occurring (the day of the injury is considered as day 1.)
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LGFA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 56 days of the injury occurring.
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Any claims made after any of these specific timelines WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED by the relevant insurer or Injury Benefit Fund.
The GAA Benefit Fund have an excess on their claims so the first €100 is not covered.
If the player has private health insurance, all receipts must be submitted to their own insurer first and Benefit statements furnished before any injury expenses are paid out by any of the Injury Funds.
However, the claim must still be notified to the relevant board within the allowed timescale.
The GAA do not pay for physiotherapy unless it is post-surgery and specifically certified by the consultant.
As with all roles within St Mary's, the administration of the Injury Benefit scheme is a volunteer position, so claimants should allow 5 working days for the claim to be responded to and forwarded to the relevant county board. Do not wait until day 59 or 60 to enquire about setting up a claim.
LGFA injury Claim Procedures
LGFA injuries, both adult and juvenile, must be reported within 56 days of the injury occurring.
The following documents relate to Ladies Football Injuries and claim procedures
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/LGFA-Injury-Fund-Guide-2024.pdf
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Preliminary-Claim-Form-2.pdf
https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Full-Injury-Claim-Form.pdf
The Preliminary claim form must be completed when the following applies
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Treatment expected to exceed €200
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Treatment will not be completed within 8 weeks of the injury
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A claim where treatment is being pursued which requires prior approval.
Scanned copies of the Preliminary Form can be emailed to St Mary's and then it will be forwarded to Meath LGFA.
The Full Injury Claim form is to be used if the treatment is
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completed within 8 weeks from the date of the injury
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does not require prior approval and
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is less than €200 in total.
This form will need to be signed by the Injury Fund Administrator in St Mary's. It also requires the signature of the team mentor. Original signed form and hard copies of original receipts are required, and the completed form should be posted by the claimant to Meath LGFA (address will be supplied by the St Mary's LGFA Secretary)
The Injury Claim form will also be used as a follow up to the Preliminary Injury Claim form to submit all original receipts, benefit statements as above and must be signed off by the club injury fund administrator before posting t
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