- To register as a subscriber of NHIS, you will be interviewed to know which category you belong to, whether you are registering as:
- An annual premium paying member, or
- A member of the exempt group.
- If you are registering as an annual premium paying member, please note that you will pay premium and processing fee once every year for renewal.
- If you are registering as a member of the exempt category, please note that you will be required to have proof of exemption, e.g.:
- A pregnant woman will have to present proof of pregnancy such as current antenatal card, a signed note from a doctor or midwife, pregnancy test result endorsed by a doctor or midwife or other prescriber or an ultrasound scan report.
- A SSNIT contributor should be active in the SSNIT database presented to NHIA by SSNIT.
- A SSNIT pensioner should show his/her SSNIT number. ou will be registered without paying premium.
- Pregnant women
- Indigents
- Categories of differently-abled persons determined by the Minister responsible for Social Welfare
- Persons with mental disorder
- SSNIT contributors
- SSNIT pensioners
- Persons above seventy years of age (the elderly)
- Other categories prescribed by the Minister
- At registration, the registration officer will assist you to fill a registration form. You will need to provide the following personal particulars:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Age
- Marital status
- Mobile phone number(s)
- Community of residence/residential address.
- After taking your personal particulars and payments, the registration officer will take your photograph and biometric information.
- During the taking of your photograph, you should open your eyes and look straight into the camera. You should also close your mouth.
- The biometric information required is fingerprints of your ten fingers. The prints will be taken in this order:
- The four fingers of your right hand
- The four fingers of your left hand
- Your two thumbs
- During registration, you will be required to select your preferred primary provider (PPP).
- The PPP should be a primary care provider, which should either be a clinic/health centre, polyclinic or a primary hospital. You should make the choice yourself otherwise you will be assigned to an available primary care provider.
- When you fall ill, you should first of all visit your PPP for treatment. If your illness cannot be treated at the primary care level, you will be referred to a higher level health care facility.
- In an emergency, you may access health care at any health care facility.
- You may change your PPP at determined intervals or when you change your permanent residence.
- After registration, the district office will give you a list of health care facilities within your area operating under the NHIS.
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