UAE: Executive Regulations of Law No. 23 of 2005 Regarding the Health Insurance Scheme for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
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UAE: Executive Regulations of Law No. 23 of 2005 Regarding the Health Insurance Scheme for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
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Date of adoption
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10 September 2005 |
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Entry into force
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In effect |
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English
Source: – Health Authority, Abu Dhabi, accessed 02May 2015, http://www.haad.ae/HAAD/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5exKFrTZQps%3D&tabid=136 |
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Abstract
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| In accordance with Art. 4 (6), sponsors shall subscribe to the Health Insurance Scheme, under the appropriate insurance policy, for persons entering the State on a visit visa under the sponsor’s sponsorship if their stay exceeds two months.
Schedule 1 sets out the Basic Healthcare Services that shall be made available to every Resident Expatriate in the Emirate (Art. 8). Pursuant to Art. 9 (2), the sponsor or employer shall cover the actual cost of healthcare in medical emergencies in the event that the injured person is not insured. An employer shall be bear the cost of Basic Health Insurance Policies for his employees and their dependents and shall not pass on the cost of providing such policies, or any part thereof, to his employees (Art. 11 (5)). |
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