Abu Dhabi: Health officials are urging the hundreds who have not renewed their National Health Insurance Company (Daman) policy, to do so by July 27.
"Insurance offenders who failed to obtain or renew their National Health Insurance Company (Daman) health policy on time can do so within the grace period ending on July 27," said Dr Jamal Mohammad Al Kaabi, head of customer service and corporate communication department at the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD). Dr Al Kaabi estimated that hundreds of Daman policyholders had failed to renew their insurance — which is required by law — by the due date.
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday ordered the exemption of fines for Daman health insurance offenders. Dr Al Kaabi said the President's instructions, meant to ease renewal procedures of Daman health cards, would cover insurance offenders from March 1 last year to July 27.
"Shaikh Khalifa's gesture came after service centres witnessed an overwhelming rush from cardholders to renew their cards and avoid fines imposed by HAAD as of March last year," he said.
"The order eases the accumulated financial burdens of hundreds of the Daman policyholders who were unable to renew their policies," he said. Under the health insurance law, the sponsor or employer must provide health insurance for all workers and their families including his wife and three children under 18. Every sponsor must subscribe to the scheme for any person under his sponsorship from the date of his arrival to the country, unless they are entitled to health insurance from an employer.
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