Cabinet approves draft resolution making health insurance mandatory for expat employees – The Peninsula

Cabinet approves draft resolution making health insurance mandatory for expat employees – The Peninsula

Doha: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the regular meeting held by the Cabinet this afternoon at its headquarters in the Amiri Diwan.

In the meeting, the Council of Ministers approved a draft resolution regarding regulating health care services within Qatar.

Qatar's Government Communications Office (GCO) published the details of the draft resolution on Twitter today.

As per the draft resolution, citizens will receive free-of-charge healthcare services at government health facilities.

Health insurance shall be mandatory to ensure the provision of basic healthcare services to expats and visitors.

The compulsory health insurance system includes the following categories: Non-Qatari workers in the public and private sectors, including manual workers, craftsmen, domestic workers and visitors.

Basic healthcare services include preventive, curative and rehabilitative services, in addition to other services set forth in the Executive Regulations.

Employers and recruiters shall pay the premium to cover the basic services of their employees or recruits. (In addition to basic services, employers and recruiters may also request additional services subject to additional costs.)

Insurance companies must provide employers - or recruiters - with health insurance cards or an equivalent, in addition to offering treatment networks (hospitals and clinics) tailored to them.

Basic healthcare