The Saudi Council of Health Insurance (CHI) and the Insurance Authority (IA) began implementing the decision to make health insurance mandatory for domestic workers registered with an employer if their number exceeds four people.
The general requirements for applying the benefits and limits of coverage under the insurance policy include the obligation to submit a medical disclosure form, obtain approval from the health insurance company, and insure all workers, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency.
The decision aims to achieve comprehensive healthcare, ensure the sustainability of health coverage and stimulate health insurance companies and healthcare service providers to offer new products and increase job opportunities in all medical and non-medical specialities with insurance companies and healthcare providers.
CHI official spokesperson Iman Al-Tariqi, explains that the domestic workers' insurance policy includes "primary care, public health and emergency cases and hospitalisation without deductibles as well as treatment in emergency cases at clinics with an unlimited number of visits, vaccinations and examinations".