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| Name: | National Health Insurance Act (No. 5854 of 1999), as amended. |
| Country: | Republic of Korea |
| Subject(s): | Medical care and sickness benefit |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1999-02-08 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Unofficial English translation, as amended to 2002, provided by ISSA, 33 p.  (PDF 92KB) |
| ISN: | KOR-1999-L-66766 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=66766&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Unofficial English translation, as amended to 2002, provided by ISSA, 33 p. PDF 92KB  |
| Abstract/Citation: | Comprehensive legislation on national health insurance. Divided into 9 parts. Part 1 (s. 1-5) contains general provisions. Part 2 (s. 5-11) deals with insured persons. Inter alia regulates eligibility for national health insurance. Part 3 (s. 12-38) establishes National Health Insurance Corporation, and regulates its composition, powers and procedures. Part 4 (s. 39-54) makes provision for insurance benefits. Part 5 (s. 55-61) deals with health insurance review agency. Part 6 (s. 62-75) provides for contributions. Part 7 (s. 76-78) deals with objection, request for review and some related matters. Parts 8 (s. 79-93) and 9 (s. 94-100) contain penal provisions. |