Employers have to provide health insurance for their non-Qatari staff !
The health ministry confirmed that the health insurance system will lead to the development of the health sector and services provided to the public, by alleviating the challenges facing the health care sector resulting from the steady population growth, through the participation of the public and private sectors in providing health care services to the population, which in turn will reduce waiting time in the government health facilities in the country and provide appointments for medical consultations within a time that meets the health needs of citizens at the highest level of quality.
MoPH noted that based on the new law, a mandatory health insurance system will be implemented for all expatriates and visitors to the country to provide basic health care services to them through health care providers in several government health facilities and the private sector, according to the insurance coverage for them.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued on Tuesday Law No. 22 of 2021 , regulating health care services within the country. The law is effective six months after its publishing in the official gazette. The ministry will issue and publish all controls related to the application of the law and the health insurance system during the coming period.
