The National Insurance Institute is at your side during your life, from birth to advanced age, granting you a variety of social rights adapted to changing life situations. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute is responsible for the social security of Israeli residents. Its primary mission is to ensure means of subsistence for those unable to earn their living. Further information...
The National Insurance Institute collects insurance contributions from all residents according to their social background and status, and pays benefits to those entitled. Hence, the income of economically established groups is transferred to weak and vulnerable groups and, thereby, the National Insurance Institute contributes to a more equitable distribution of national income and the reduction of dimensions of poverty. Further information...
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You have to contact the branch of the National Insurance Institute nearest your place of residence up to two months prior to the estimated delivery date, and ask for a form BL/303, which confirms that you are entitled to the coverage of childbirth related expenses. You must then provide this form to the hospital when you register for the delivery or arrive to give birth.