The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) was established under the National Health Insurance Act 2003, Act 650, as a body corporate, with perpetual succession, an Official Seal, that may sue and be sued in its own name. As a body corporate, the Authority in the performance of its functions may acquire and hold movable and immovable property and may enter into a contract or any other transaction. OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY The object of the Authority is to secure the implementation of a national health insurance policy that ensures access to basic healthcare services to all residents.

For the purposes of achieving its object, the Authority may · Register, license and regulate health insurance schemes; · Supervise the operations of health insurance schemes; · Grant accreditation to healthcare providers and monitor their performance; · Ensure that healthcare services rendered to beneficiaries of schemes by accredited healthcare providers are of good quality; · Determine in consultation with licensed district mutual health insurance schemes, contributions that should be made by their members; · Approve health identity cards for members of schemes; · Make proposals to the Minister for the formulation of policies on health insurance; · Undertake on its own or in collaboration with other relevant bodies a sustained public education on health insurance; · Devise a mechanism for ensuring that the basic healthcare needs of indigents are adequately provided for; · Maintain a register of licensed health insurance schemes and accredited healthcare providers; · Manage the National Health Insurance Fund; · Monitor compliance with this Act and the Regulations and pursue action to secure compliance; · Perform any other function conferred on it under this Act or that are ancillary to the object of the Council..