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Article 5.9 Legal Status (Local Employees) Regulations 2020

Medical expenses

1 If HDPO is of the opinion that the applicable social security system provides insufficient cover, or none at all, for necessary medical expenses in the country in which the mission is located, and:

a. if the employee takes out a health insurance policy locally, the employee will be granted a contribution towards the premium; or

b. if the employer takes out a health insurance policy locally, the premium will be deducted from the employee’s salary, with the exception of a contribution towards medical expenses to be granted to the employee, in accordance with local regulations and local usage.

The amount of the contribution towards medical expenses and any further conditions are laid down in the mission version.

2 The health insurance policy referred to in paragraph 1 is a policy that provides cover solely for medical expenses incurred in the country where the mission is located and possibly also for medical expenses incurred in another country where the amount reimbursed is not higher than if the medical expenses had been incurred in the country where the mission is located. The insurance referred to in the previous sentence is chosen on the basis of what is most economical for Dutch central government, while at the same time making reasonable allowance for the employee’s interest in having adequate insurance and for local conditions and local usage.

3 Medical expenses for which reimbursement is not received pursuant to paragraph 1 are not eligible for reimbursement by the employer.

4 If HDPO is of the opinion that the applicable social security system provides insufficient cover, or none at all, for necessary medical expenses in the country in which the mission is located, and that there is no reasonable possibility of taking out an insurance policy as referred to in paragraph 1, the employee will be granted a contribution towards medical expenses necessarily incurred in the country in which the mission is located, in accordance with local regulations and local usage, if the employee is not entitled to reimbursement of these costs on other grounds. If such a situation arises, further conditions and rules concerning this matter will be included in the mission version. The mission version can provide that a contribution in respect of medical expenses will be deducted from the employee’s salary.

5 An employee is entitled to a contribution in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 4 for family members if the family member’s income from employment or a business in the calendar year in question does not exceed the employee’s salary.

6 An employee must submit a request for a contribution pursuant to paragraph 4 within six months of the end of the calendar year to which the request relates. If the employee fails to do so, the right to a contribution will be forfeited.

7 The head of mission may determine that an employee is to receive an advance on the contribution referred to in paragraph 4.

8 A part-time employee is entitled to a proportionate part of the contribution payable under paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 to a full-time employee.

9 The head of mission may permit the employee, following the end of the employment contract, to continue participating at the employee’s own expense in the health insurance policy taken out by the employer, provided that the insurer allows this. The previous sentence applies mutatis mutandis to the members of the employee’s family. The head of mission may set conditions for such participation.

Regeling
Legal Status (Local Employees) Regulations 2020
Soort
Beleidsregel
Geldend vanaf
07-01-2026
BWB-id
BWBR0047757
Versie
2026-01-07_0

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