| THE GOVERNMENT No. 105/2014/ND-CP | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness Hanoi, November 15, 2014 |
DECREE
Detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Health Insurance Law
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 14, 2008 Health Insurance Law and the June 13, 2014 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Health Insurance Law;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health,
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Health Insurance Law.
Chapter I
THE INSURED, RATES, SUPPORT LEVELS AND
STATE BUDGET FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
STATE BUDGET FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Article 1. The insured
In addition to those defined in Clauses 1 thru 5 of amended and supplemented Article 12 of the Health Insurance Law, other insured defined in Clause 6 of amended and supplemented Article 12 of the Health Insurance Law include:
1. Rubber workers who are on monthly allowance under Decision No. 206/CP of May 30, 1979, of the Government Council (now the Government), on policies toward workers in the newly liberated region who used to do hazardous and unhealthy jobs and have stopped working due to old age and poor health and are insured under Clause 2 of amended and supplemented Article 12 of the Health Insurance Law.
2. Members of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and salt production households who have average living standards and are insured under Clause 4 of amended and supplemented Article 12 of the Health Insurance Law.
Article 2. Rates of health insurance premiums
1. From January 1, 2015, the monthly rates of health insurance premium applicable to different categories of the insured shall be:
a/ 4.5% of the monthly salary of employees, for the persons defined at Point a, Clause 1 of amended and supplemented Article 12 of the Health Insurance Law.
For an employee who is on maternal leave under the social insurance law, the monthly rate of health insurance premium shall equal 4.5% of her monthly salary before she takes maternal leave;
An employee who is on sickness leave for 14 days or more in a month under the social insurance law is not required to pay health insurance premiums while still enjoying health insurance benefits;
For an employee who is in custody or detention or is suspended from working and investigated whether he/she violates the law, the monthly rate of health insurance premium shall equal 4.5% of 50% of his/her monthly salary under law. In case a competent authority concludes that the employee did not violate the law, he/she shall retrospectively pay health insurance premiums calculated based on the retrospectively received salary amount;
An employee who attends a training course or goes on a working mission overseas is not required to pay health insurance premiums; the training or working period shall be regarded as the health insurance premium payment period till the date the employee receives a decision of his/her agency or organization receiving him/her back to work;
[1] Công Báo Nos 1031-1032 (05/12/2014)
