The “Health Sector Transformation Program” is currently developing the health system to translate the strategic directions of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to ensure insurance for government sector employees and all citizens. Through alignment with the health sector transformation strategy, recent transformation decisions (such as the establishment of the Health Holding Company, and the National Health Insurance Center), and covering legal gaps in the main health systems such as the current health system, the health professions practice system, the private health institutions system, and the health insurance system Cooperative, and medical insurance for citizens.
Accordingly, the necessary health care for the beneficiaries will be purchased or financed through the national health insurance or the private health insurance, and the program has determined the beneficiaries of the national health insurance and they are citizens if they are not covered by special health care systems, programs or services provided to them by the agencies they work for in accordance with the provisions of this. The system or a decision of the Council of Ministers, citizens working in the public and private sectors, their family members, children of a Saudi mother from a non-Saudi husband residing in the Kingdom, a non-Saudi wife married to a Saudi man, a non-Saudi married to a Saudi woman residing in the Kingdom, and non-Saudis working in government sectors; If they are not covered by other special systems, programs or services.
Residents who are covered by a work sponsorship or without a work sponsorship, as well as holders of privileged residency, citizens working in the private sector, and citizens working in the public sector and covered by private health insurance in accordance with the regulations and regulations of their employers and who are coming to the Kingdom for the purpose of visiting, tourism, Hajj or Umrah, also benefit from private health insurance. The period of their stay shall cover, except for what is excluded by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
A residence permit of all kinds may not be granted to a non-Saudi unless after obtaining a private health insurance policy that covers the period of his stay.
Functions of the Ministry of Health
– The Ministry sets a list of basic health coverage necessary for beneficiaries, including the following axes:
– motherhood and Childhood care
Preventive programs for all ages
– Health care for people with disabilities and the elderly
Health care for accidents, emergencies and disasters
– Fighting infectious and epidemic diseases
– Treatment of chronic and intractable diseases, such as tumor removal, organ transplantation, and dialysis
– Psychological health
Women’s health programmes
Basic dental treatment and medical examinations
– Eye examination, eye treatment, and the cost of one method of vision correction – annually –
– Treatment in dermatological clinics, with the exception of cosmetic cases