Health Legislation

This law establishes a national health insurance Fund ("Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Santé").

The Decree sets out the terms of application of Law No. 2018-22 of April 27, 2018, determining the fundamental principles of Social Protection.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme. Please refer to page 171 of the file to see the text of the Law.

This Order determines contributions to the community-based health insurance scheme, amounts of their contributions and modalities for their payment.

This Act provides for the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers; provides for the establishment of the National Consumer Protection Commission and for other related matters.

By this decree, the Government of Benin appoints the auditors of the National Health Insurance Agency.

The Act contains provisions to provide protection of the interests of consumers by means of investigation, prohibition and control of unfair business practices; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

The Decree creates a management body called "Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie universelle". It is placed under the technical supervision of the Ministry in charge of social protection and the financial supervision of the Ministry in charge of finance.

The aim of the law is to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities for their effective integration, so that their dignity is preserved and they can benefit from conditions that enable them, where appropriate, to be useful to themselves, their families, their communities and society as a whole by breaking down barriers of all kinds.

These guidelines provide direction to public and private institutions on how to secure a conducive environment for supporting female employees to combine work and breastfeeding. They complement other related materials in the health and nutrition practice.

The law creates a compulsory health insurance scheme known as the "Régime d'Assurance Maladie Universelle" (Universal Health Insurance Scheme) designed to cover the health care costs attached to sickness and maternity for insured persons and their dependent family members.

The law establishes the fundamental principles of social protection in Niger. The purpose of the present law is to guarantee social protection to people at risk of vulnerability and vulnerable people in accordance with the National Social Protection Policy.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme.

This Act establishes the National Social Security Fund and provides for its constitution, administration and other matters related to the Fund.

This Act provides for sound financing for the national health system; provides for universal access to quality insured health care services; establishes the National Health Insurance Management Authority and provides for its functions and powers; establishes the National Health Insurance Scheme and provides for its systems, procedures and operation; establishes the National Health Insurance Fund and provides for contributions to and payments from the Fund; provides for accreditation criteria and conditions in respect of insured health care services; provides for complaints and appeals processes; provides for the progressive establishment of provincial and district health offices of the Authority; and provides for matters connected with, or incidental to the foregoing.

The objective of this decree is to define the modalities and procedures for concluding, suspending and terminating agreements governing relations between the Health Insurance Fund (IPS-CNAM) and healthcare providers.

The objective of this decree is to define the requirements and modalities for affiliation to and registration with the general basic universal health insurance scheme (i.e. population groups covered).

This decree sets the amount and the modalities to recover contributions for the UHC general and medical assistance schemes.

This Law establishes the Universal Health Insurance Scheme Universal (RAMU) in the Republic of Benin.

This decree establishes the terms of collection of contributions from workers in the public, parapublic and private sectors affiliated to the compulsory health insurance and social security scheme.