NHIF Registration Requirements for the Self Employed

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As a Self employed person or Employed person or member of an Organized Group in Kenya, your NHIF requirements for application include the following:

Download the NHIF Registration form and make sure you tick "Self Employed".
In the next input field, tick "Registration"
Fill in all the necessary information and attach the necessary documents to your NHIF registration form
Then follow the Guidelines to apply for the NHIF registration

Guidelines to Register for NHIF

Attach copies of your National Identity Card or Alien ID or Passport for both yourself (the contributor and your spouse if you have one
Birth Certificate for each child: Be sure to attach a copy of the birth certificate but for children under 6 months, a birth notification is acceptable. Please note that this is only for nhif members declaring their dependants for the first time
If this is your first time of registration, make sure you attach an Introduction Letter or ask your employer to stamp your form.
The PART III of the form if for your to change or choose your medical facility

NHIF Registration Form

One of the important parts of your NHIF registration is filling the form. The form is in five parts:

PART I: MEMBER DETAILS

This is the first section of the NHIF registration form. You need to put in your personal information in this section. The following information would be required from you under 'member details'.

Surname
Other names
NHIF Number
National ID/Passport/Alien ID Number
Your Date of Birth
Gender
Employer Code / Organized Group Code
Sponsor Code
Mobile Number
Email Address
Place of Residence (County you reside in)
Sub county
Postal Address
Post Code

All this information has to be correct and up to date and must be your own information as the person registering for the NHIF.

PART II: SPOUSE DETAILS

This section is for filling in your spouse details. If you are a married man, this section is for filling in your wife's details and they must be correct information.

You'd be required to put in the following information of your spouse and they must be correct information and up to date.

Surname
Other names
National ID/Passport/Alien ID Number
Your spouse's date of birth
Spouse's Gender
Spouse phone number

PART III: CHILDREN DETAILS AND CHOICE/CHANGE OF FACILITY

In this section, you'd be required to enter the details of your children together with the choice of medical facility.

Follow the following Guidelines in this section:

If you want to choose an outpatient medical facility, do well to refer to this list of accredited nhif hospitals and outpatient health facilities in Kenya.
Note that to access these benefits, you must be a registered member and must have declared your children as dependents.
Note that, to choose an outpatient facility, you must attach a copy of the contributor's National Identity Card.

PART IV: PHOTOGRAPHS

You'd also be required to attach some photographs, for your self, your spouse and up to 10 children. The passport should be one colored passport photograph and it should be included for any spouse or child you name in the earlier sections.

Also, indicate the name of the person and contributor's Identification Number at the back of the individual passport size photographs.

PART V: CHANGE OF OUTPATIENT HEALTH FACILITY

This section applies to you only if you're trying to change your current outpatient facility. You'd be required to specify the reason why you want to make that change.

You should tick either of the options below to specify why you're making the change:

You were transferred to a new workstation
Unavailability of 24 hours service from the facility
Requested to buy prescribe drugs
Unavailability of dental services
Unavailability of optical services
Lack of specialized services
Bad attitude from the clinic staff at the facility
Current facility stopped offering services
Any other reason that doesn't fall under these categories can also be specified.

PART VI: DECLARATION

In this declaration part of the form, you're required to put in the following information.

Your name (Name of Contributor)
Your signature
Date
Official Rubber stamp

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Conclusion

After you've filled the nhif registration form, you'd be required to submit them at the NHIF office closest to you. Leave a comment if you have any questions. I hope this article has been very helpful.