EXHIBIT 31.1


            RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT


I, James J. Bigl, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

          1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of National Medical
     Health Card Systems, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (the "Registrant");

          2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not contain any
     untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact
     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under
     which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
     covered by this annual report;

          3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other
     financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  Registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     annual report;

          4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))  and internal  control over
     financial  reporting  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(f)  and
     15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

          (a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures,  or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the Registrant,  including its
     consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those
     entities,  particularly  during the period in which this  annual  report is
     being prepared;

          (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
     such internal  control over  financial  reporting to be designed  under our
     supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
     external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
     principles;

          (c)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  Registrant's   disclosure
     controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions
     about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of
     June 30, 2003, based on such evaluation; and

          (d)  disclosed  in this annual  report any change in the  Registrant's
     internal  control  over  financial   reporting  that  occurred  during  the
     Registrant's  fiscal  quarter  ended  June 30,  2003  that  has  materially
     affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially  affect,  the Registrant's
     internal control over financial reporting; and

          5. The Registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
     based on our most recent  evaluation  of internal  control  over  financial
     reporting,  to the  Registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee of the
     Registrant's  board of  directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
     function):

          (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
     or operation of internal  controls which are reasonably likely to adversely
     affect the Registrant's  ability to record,  process,  summarize and report
     financial information; and

          (b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
     other employees who have a significant  role in the  Registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting.


Dated: September 29, 2003

 /s/ James J. Bigl
     James J. Bigl, Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 31.2


            RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT


I, David J. Gershen, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

          1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of National Medical
     Health Card Systems, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (the "Registrant");

          2. Based on my  knowledge,  this  annual  report  does not contain any
     untrue  statement  of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact
     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under
     which such  statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
     covered by this annual report;

          3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other
     financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  Registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     annual report.

          4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))  and internal  control over
     financial  reporting  (as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(f)  and
     15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

          (a) designed such disclosure  controls and procedures,  or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the Registrant,  including its
     consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those
     entities,  particularly  during the period in which this  annual  report is
     being prepared;

          (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
     such internal  control over  financial  reporting to be designed  under our
     supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
     external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
     principles;

          (c)  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  Registrant's   disclosure
     controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions
     about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of
     June 30, 2003, based on such evaluation; and

          (d)  disclosed  in this annual  report any change in the  Registrant's
     internal  control  over  financial   reporting  that  occurred  during  the
     Registrant's  fiscal  quarter  ended  June 30,  2003  that  has  materially
     affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially  affect,  the Registrant's
     internal control over financial reporting; and

          5. The Registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
     based on our most recent  evaluation  of internal  control  over  financial
     reporting,  to the  Registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee of the
     Registrant's  board of  directors  (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
     function):

          (a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
     or operation of internal  controls which are reasonably likely to adversely
     affect the Registrant's  ability to record,  process,  summarize and report
     financial information; and

          (b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
     other employees who have a significant  role in the  Registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting.

Dated: September 29, 2003

/s/ David  J. Gershen
    David J. Gershen, Chief Financial Officer