Dr Haidhar Al Yousuf, Director of Public Health Funding at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), said: “Although it is the legal responsibility of each and every Dubai resident to have a health insurance by June 30, dependents and domestic servants will not be fined if they fail to honour this deadline.”
He added: “We want to make it clear that we are not extending the deadline, but we are not levying fines in case of these sub-categories in Phase 3 of the implementation. We want people to adopt insurance as a positive step — and not as a result of fear of fines.”
So far in the Phase 3 sub-category, nearly 40 per cent people have been covered and the remaining 60 per cent must get their insurance cover by June 30.
The six-month grace period is meant to take the fear out of punitive action or fines on individuals.
Source:: Gulf News
No fines for not having health cover for dependents, housemaids till end-2016: health
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