More than 318,000 Teachers Service Commission employees, will now enjoy enhanced medical cover after the commission re-awarded AON Minet a three year contract. For the last four years AON minet has been providing medical services to tutors.
In the new contract, TSC has increased allocation of funds in each cover. The three year-contract will cost whooping ksh9bn. Teachers covered by AON Minet will enjoy the following enhanced insurance packages;
- Inpatient
- Outpatient
- Optical
- Dental
- Maternity
- Group Life
- Last Expense (Funeral)
Teachers will only be required to pay sh50 as a copay for dental, optical and outpatient doctor consultation services fee will not apply on repeat visits for above services within seven (7) days from date of previous visit or when picking medication for chronic conditions.
It is important to note that teachers will access treatment while in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania or Rwanda. However, in cases where treatment is not available locally, international evacuation can be necessitated.
TSC AON Minet Medical insurance enhanced packages in each Job Group/Grade
All teachers in each job group/grade have been covered and this is how they will benefit in the new enhanced medical cover;
Job Group/Grade | Inpatient | Outpatient | Optical | Dental | Maternity | Group Life | Last Expense(Funeral) |
G/B5 | 750,000 | 100,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 450,000 | 200,000 |
H/C1 | 750,000 | 100,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 450,000 | 200,000 |
J/C2 | 750,000 | 100,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 450,000 | 200,000 |
K/C3 | 850,000 | 100,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 550,000 | 200,000 |
L/C4 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 550,000 | 200,000 |
M/C5 | 1,250,000 | 175,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 100,000 | 650,000 | 200,000 |
N/D1 | 1,500,000 | 225,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 150,000 | 650,000 | 300,000 |
P/D2 | 1,800,000 | 250,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 150,000 | 1,050,000 | 400,000 |
Q/D3 | 2,000,000 | 275,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 200,000 | 1,050,000 | 500,000 |
R/D4 | 2,500,000 | 375,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 200,000 | 1,050,000 | 600,000 |
Under dental, optical and maternity cover, teachers will enjoy the following services;
Cover | Benefits |
Dental | Consultation and Anaesthetists fee |
Dental X-Rays and root canal treatment | |
Tooth Extraction | |
Scaling | |
Dentures necessitated by an accident/injury and deformation surgery | |
Optical | Cost of lenses and frames |
Prescription for ophthalmic treatment and eye lenses and ophthalmic ultra sound | |
Maternity | Routine antenatal Check up |
Delivery/Doctor’s fee | |
Postnatal care up to six weeks post-delivery | |
Routine Immunisations and baby friendly vaccines | |
First emergency caesarean section (CS) | |
Subsequent elective CS and normal delivery | |
Pre-maturity/Pre-term | |
Congenital Conditions |