Saudi Arabia Sets SR 100,000 Maximum Health Insurance Coverage for Foreign Tourists

Saudi Arabia Sets SR 100,000 Maximum Health Insurance Coverage for Foreign Tourists

Saudi Arabia has set SR100,000 as the maximum health insurance coverage for foreign tourists coming to the Kingdom.

According to the terms of the insurance policy, which was approved by the Saudi Council of Health Insurance, foreign tourists would be guaranteed access to health services in emergency cases only, according to informed sources.

The health insurance policy specifies the type of services covered under the insurance and the reimbursable expenses, with a maximum coverage limit of SR100,000. According to the terms of the policy, the reimbursable expenses are the actual expenses for essential medical services and treatment, as well as for medicines and equipment, with the condition that these must be prescribed by a licenced physician for an illness suffered by the insured.

The reimbursable expenses include emergency cases such as expenses for hospitalisation, medical checkups, diagnosis, treatment, and medications. It will also cover cases of premature babies that will be covered as part of the mother’s coverage and are subject to the mother’s maximum benefit.

The insurance also includes dental diseases, but is limited to emergency cases, including fillings, treatment of nerve damage, abscess treatment, and the required medications. It also includes medical evacuation inside and outside the Kingdom, pregnancy and childbirth cases,