UAE: Executive Regulations of Law No. 23 of 2005 Regarding the Health Insurance Scheme for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

 

Title

 

 

UAE: Executive Regulations of Law No. 23 of 2005 Regarding the Health Insurance Scheme for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

 

 

Date of adoption

 

10 September 2005
 

Entry into force

 

In effect
 

Text versions

English

Source:

Health Authority, Abu Dhabi, accessed 02May 2015, http://www.haad.ae/HAAD/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5exKFrTZQps%3D&tabid=136

 

Abstract

 

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)).