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The National Health Insurance Fund (Voluntary Contributions) Regulations

Legal Notice 187 of 2003

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The National Health Insurance Fund (Voluntary Contributions) Regulations
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LAWS OF KENYA

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND ACT

THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND (VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS

LEGAL NOTICE 187 OF 2003

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CV—No. 120 on 5 December 2003
  • Commenced on 5 December 2003
  1. [Amended by National Hospital Insurance Fund (Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (Legal Notice 83 of 2021) on 28 May 2021]
  2. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
1.These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Insurance Fund (Voluntary Contributions) Regulations.
2.In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"prescribed Form" means such form as the Board may, from time to time, prescribe for the purpose of these Regulations;"declared hospital" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act.
3.
(1)Any person liable as a contributor under section 15(1) of the Act may apply to the Board to be a voluntary contributor so as to cover such other dependants as would otherwise not be entitled to the benefits under the standard or special contributions paid by the contributor.
(2)The application referred to in paragraph (1) for any year shall be in writing in the prescribed. Form.
4.In determining whether to accept or reject an application under regulation 3, the Board may call for such evidence as may, in the Board's opinion, be necessary including evidence relating to—
(a)the applicant's relationship to the person or persons to be covered as a dependant or dependants;
(b)the identity, age, and income of the dependant; or
(c)the medical condition of the dependant.
5.In determining the rate of contribution, the Board may take into account—
(a)whether or not the voluntary contributor is already a contributor under standard or special contribution in accordance with the Act;
(b)the contributor's appropriate rate of contribution as either standard or special contribution to the Fund; and
(c)the financial implication on the contributor's total income:
Provided that the minimum rate of contribution shall be the sum of one hundred and sixty shillings (160) per month.
6.Prior to the acceptance of an application to become a contributor under these Regulations, the applicant shall be notified of the fact that-
(a)an election to become a voluntary contributor for any dependant is irrevocable; and
(b)the person on whose behalf a voluntary contribution is paid shall be registered as the contributor on the National Health Insurance Card.
7.A voluntary contributor shall pay the contribution to the Board on the ninth day of each month.[L.N. 83/2021, r. 2.]
8.The National Health Insurance (Voluntary Contributions) Regulations are revoked.
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