Tanzania
National Social Security Fund (Maternity Benefits) Regulations, 1999
Government Notice 284 of 1999
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 4 October 1999
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the National Social Security Fund (Maternity Benefits) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations unless the context, otherwise requires—"accreditation" means the process of verifying the qualifications and capabilities of a medical care provider in rendering medical care services;"accredited medical care provider" means a medical care provider appointed by the Board to provide medical care services;"Act" means the National Social Security Fund Act1;"beneficiary" means a female insured person who has satisfy the conditions for maternity benefits under the Act;"confinement" means labour resulting in the delivery of a child, whether alive or dead, after twenty eight weeks of pregnancy;"female insured person" means a female registered with the Fund as an insured person, regardless of her marital status;"medical care provider" includes a dispensary, health centre, hospital or any other medical clinic;"registered medical practitioner" means any person proffering to practice medicine or surgery;"registered midwife" means any person who has passed the nursery or midwifery examination conducted by the Nurses and Midwives Council.3. Entitlement to maternity benefits
Subject to the provisions of section 44 of the Act and of the provisions of these Regulations, maternity benefits shall be paid in case of pregnancy and confinement of a female insured person.4. Application for maternity benefits
Every female insured person applying for maternity benefits shall complete Form MBI as set out in the Schedule and deliver it at the nearest office of the Fund not earlier than the twentieth week of pregnancy to facilitate processing of her claim before the twenty fourth week.5. Conditions for award of maternity benefits
6. Notification of entitlement or rejection of benefit
A female insured person entitled to maternity benefits shall be notified of her entitlement of maternity benefits or rejection of maternity benefits in Form MB4 and Form MB5 respectively as set out in the Schedule.7. Types of maternity benefits
Maternity benefits shall comprise of—8. Cash maternity benefit
9. Medical care benefit
10. Medical care services
11. Limitation of claims
12. Accreditation of medical care providers
13. Requirements for accreditation
The requirements for accreditation of a medical care provider shall be—14. Choice of accredited medical care providers
15. Agreements with medical care providers
The Board shall enter into agreement with each accredited medical care provider to ensure that there are monitoring mechanisms to safeguard against—16. Payment mechanism
17. Inspections
The Director-General or any officer of the Board appointed on his behalf, shall have the right to inspect any accredited medical care provider so far as to ascertain compliance with the agreement made between the Board and the accredited medical care providers.18. Reports
Every accredited medical provider shall furnish the Board with quarterly reports, by completing and delivering the appropriate forms provided by the Board for that purpose.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
04 October 1999
Commenced