Who is exempted?

  • children under five years of age;
  • persons in need of ante-natal, delivery and post-natal healthcare services;
  • persons living with mental illnesses as defined in the regulations made under the NHI Act 2021;
  • persons classified by the Minister responsible for Social Welfare as “indigent”;
  • categories of differently abled persons determined by the Minister responsible for Social Welfare;
  • Pensioners; and
  • persons above sixty-five years of age; and
  • such other persons designated by a Ministerial committee comprising
    • the Minister responsible for Finance,
    • the Minister responsible for Health, and
    • the Minister responsible for women, children and social welfare.

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