Under the State Health Insurance Law, effective from January 1, 1995, every Israeli residentA person whose life is centered in Israel. Criteria for determining this include: Israel is your permanent place of residence, where your family resides, where your children go to school, your primary place of work, or where you are studying. has health insurance coverage. All Israeli residents must be registered with one of the country’s health maintenance organizations (HMOs, known also as kupot holim) and may choose which HMO to join. The HMO must provide all insured persons with a standard Health basketA range of vital health services that a health maintenance organization (HMO, known in Israel as a “kupat holim”) must provide unconditionally to all its members.
as specified by law.
A non-resident person (such as foreign workers) - is not covered with public health insurance, but one may arrange private insurance on his behalf.