Framework Agreement for Generalization of Basic Compulsory Health Insurance in Favor of Nearly 1.6 Mln Farmers

15 avril 2021 Printable Version

Fez - The framework agreement relating to the generalization of basic compulsory health insurance (AMO) for the benefit of farmers, signed Wednesday before HM King Mohammed VI, aims to establish a framework setting out the obligations of the various parties to benefit nearly 1.6 million farmers and their families.

The agreement was signed by Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, Mohamed Benchaaboun, Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, and Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and forests.

It was also signed by Khalid Ait Taleb, Minister of Health, Mohamed Amekraz, Minister of Labor and Vocational Integration, Chakib Alj, President of the Moroccan Employers' Body (CGEM), Lahbib Bentaleb, President of the Federation of Chambers of Agriculture, and Mohamed Ammouri, President of the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and rural development.

In accordance with Article 2 of the agreement, the State undertakes to:

- Put in place the necessary mechanisms for the effective implementation of AMO in favor of farmers;
- Take legislative and institutional measures allowing the implementation of the AMO for the above-mentioned professional categories;
- Develop management aspects as well as those relating to the governance of the CNSS in order to support the implementation of this project;
- Reform and upgrade the national health system to provide quality services to policyholders and their families;
- Provide services similar to those benefiting private sector employees under the basic AMO;
- Simplify and facilitate the procedures for collecting contributions from farmers within the framework of the basic AMO;
- Undertake awareness-raising initiatives at the national, regional and local levels to clarify all aspects related to the basic AMO regime;
- Support the initiatives of the Federation and the Confederation aimed at raising awareness and supporting farmers to join the scheme.

The Federation and the Confederation, for their part, undertake under the terms of Article 3 to:

- Implement the provisions of the agreement, in particular with regard to encouraging farmers to join the AMO through communication and awareness-raising campaigns to explain to them the provisions of the regime and its mechanisms;
- Supervise all professionals in the agricultural sector with a view to generalizing AMO for the benefit of all agricultural workers;
- Take all the necessary measures to facilitate the adhesion of these categories to the AMO regime.

The implementation of the provisions of this agreement will be monitored through the steering mechanism established by framework law No. 09.21 on social protection, which will be set up through a regulatory text.