Dh300 fine for not renewing health insurance card

The Abu Dhabi Health Authority started implementing a law which imposes a fine of Dh300 per month for not renewing their health insurance cards, reported local Arabic daily Al Ittihad.

The authority said that it is imposing the fines now after the expiry of the grace period of two months which ended at the end of last month.

In the past two months, Daman has renewed 125,000 health insurance cards, which provide coverage for 230,000 members.