Tax and Legal Alert no.1/ 2017: Approval of the Laws on Compulsory Health Insurance Funds and State Social Security for 2017

Tax and Legal Alert no.1/ 2017: Approval of the Laws on Compulsory Health Insurance Funds and State Social Security for 2017

• 10.01.2017

In brief

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova recently approved the Law on compulsory health insurance funds for 2017 (“Law on CHIF 2017”) and the Law on the state social security budget for 2017 (“Law on SSSB 2017”). Law no. 489-XIV, dated 8 July 1999, on public social security system and Law no. 289-XV, dated 22 July 2004, on sick leave allowances and other social security benefits have also been amended.

In detail

Compulsory health insurance According to the approved law, health insurance contribution rates have been maintained at 9% of the labour remuneration fund and other forms of remuneration (i.e. 4.5% for employees and 4.5% for employers). 
The annual fixed amount of health insurance contribution has been also maintained at MDL 4,056. Moldovan citizens who stay abroad for more than 183 calendar days during a budgetary year obtain the status of insured person within the compulsory health insurance system only after full payment of the health insurance premium.

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