Social Health Insurance Fund Registration Form That Will Be Filled by All Kenyans

The Ministry of Health has published the form that will be filled out by Kenyans registering for the Social Health Insurance Fund.

 

 
The Ministry of Health has published the form that will be filled out by Kenyans registering for the Social Health Insurance Fund.

According to the timelines published in the revised Social Health Insurance Regulations 2024, all Kenyans will register with the new authority by June 30, 2024.

This is to facilitate the deductions towards the new insurance scheme that is scheduled to begin on July 1.

"Payment of contributions and access to healthcare services under the Act and these Regulations shall commence on the 1st July 2024," read the statement in part.

 
 
 
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The Form

The form is a five-page document that has been divided into six sections.

Section 1: Kenyans will be required to provide their personal details which include their name, date of birth, employment status, preferred healthcare centre, ID number and marital status.

Notably, all Kenyans will be required to detail their Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pin.

Section 2: Section two is dedicated to the addresses and contact details. Information that Kenyans will fill under this segment includes the physical postal address, residence county sub-county and email address.

Phone numbers will also be mandatory in this section.

Section 3: Under section three, Kenyans will be required to attach passport photographs of themselves, their spouses and those of their children.  

One can attach photos of one spouse and 10 children. Therefore, those will be multiple spouses will have to fill out additional forms.

Section 4: Kenyans will be declaring the beneficiaries in this part. Beneficiaries are either spouses or children who are still underage.

Section 5: This section is dedicated to those who wish to make any amendments to their names, dependants, physical addresses or changes in hospital facilities.

Section 6: Kenyans will make a declaration on the final section of the form and append their signatures.

"I hereby attest that the information provided, including the attached documents, is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I authorise SHA for validation and verification for legitimate purposes," read the form in part.

Notably, the form will be filled in upper case/capital letters. Kenyans will also have to provide a copy of their ID.

 
 
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Registration Centers

According to the report, Kenyans will be able to access the form and register for the new scheme at the SHIF offices across the country.

SHIF is replacing the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), therefore, the new authority is set to take over the offices and facilities of NHIF.

Additionally, the registration will be done across all Huduma Centres in the Country.

President William Ruto is set to officially launch the registration process within the coming days.

 
 
 

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