Health insurance for visit visa again on discussion

Monday, December 10, 2018

The National Assembly is expected to debate a draft law calling to impose obligatory health insurance on foreigners who visit the country.

According to local media report, MP Khalil Al-Saleh has submitted a motion calling to give priority to debating and approving the draft law in order to reduce the number of patients at public hospitals and stop squandering drugs.

The bill stipulates that before issuing a visit visa to a foreigner, the sponsor must attach a health insurance policy to the application, adding that this system is applied in several countries.

The report added that the draft law was approved by the health committee, which has already submitted its report on the issue to the Assembly and it is expected to be passed during this session.

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