Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This Act may be cited as the National Health Insurance Fund Act.”
This Act may be cited as the National Health Insurance Fund Act. Defines the wording: "has not attained the age of twenty-one years, has no income of his own and is living with the contributor." The Board must competitively recruit a person qualified under the law on certified secretaries in Kenya to serve as the Corporation Secretary of the Board. The Board must appoint a chief executive officer through a competitive process; the chief executive officer must manage day-to-day affairs, serve a three-year term (eligible for one final three-year re-appointment) and is an ex officio Board member. The Board may appoint the staff necessary for it to perform its functions, on terms and conditions it sets.
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How the instrument operates
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This Act may be cited as the National Health Insurance Fund Act.
Section 1
The Board may, by resolution (generally or in a particular case), delegate to a committee or to any member, officer, employee or agent of the Board the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions or duties under this Act.
Section 8
The Board must not withdraw benefits from a person undergoing treatment for a chronic illness; the Board must make regulations to ensure the Fund meets costs for contributors' inpatient services at empaneled providers, and the Fund shall meet those costs.
Section 22A
The Board must prepare annual revenue and expenditure estimates at least four months before each financial year and the estimates must cover specified categories such as staff pay, pensions, contributors' medical claims, maintenance, equipment replacement and…
Section 35
The provisions of the Retirement Benefits Act (Cap. 197) apply to the Fund only for post-retirement medical contributions under section 3 (2)(a)(v).
Section 45B
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Source and current-law status
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Source record from new.kenyalaw.org · As at 31 Dec 2022
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