Reminder on Compulsory Medical Insurance
We would like to remind you that the amendments to the Law “On Compulsory Medical Insurance” will come into force as of January 1, 2021.
There are no changes in the basic information on the different categories of the insured and amount of insurance premiums established by law, and it is reflected in the table below.
Insured Person | Paid by / from | Insurance Premium | ||
1. Сitizens of the Republic of Azerbajian; 2. Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan receiving refugee status; 3. Foreigners and stateless persons under the auspices of the Office of the UN high Commissioner for refugees in the Republic of Azerbaijan. | State Budget | AZN 90 per person for one calendar year | ||
Employees, military servicemen (with exceptions), persons appointed to positions held by the Milli Majlis and foreign bodies, persons related to elective paid positions. | Employee | Employer | 2% +0.5% of the amount over AZN 8,000 - by the employee | 2% + 0.5% of the amount over AZN 8,000 – by the employer |
Individuals (individual entrepreneurs, private notaries, members of the Bar Association) registered as taxpayers shall act as insured themselves (with certain exceptions). | Insured person’s minimum monthly wage | 4% of the minimum monthly wage | ||
Individuals performing on the basis of civil contracts | Insured person’s income | 2% + 1% of the income amount over AZN 8,000 |
Terms according to the amendments:
- Mandatory health insurance is applied in stages across the administrative-territorial units of the country, considering the appropriate sequence, subject to its completion within 2021. In Baku and Sumgait this has been set out as April, 2021.
- The amount of insurance premium paid up to 8,000 AZN of wages of employees of the private owned non-oil and gas sectors will be subject to 50 % (fifty per cent) discount until 1 January 2022.