15/03/2019

The Cyprus General Healthcare System

According to the provisions of The General Healthcare System (Amending) Law of 2017, that the GHS shall be implemented in two stages.

The first stage of GHS implementation, beginning June 1st 2019, provides for the introduction of outpatient healthcare, i.e. the provision of healthcare
services by personal doctors and outpatient specialists, pharmacists and laboratories on June 1st, 2019.

The second and final stage of GHS implementation, beginning June 1st, 2020, includes introduction of all the remaining healthcare services, i.e. inpatient healthcare and services, services offered by allied health professionals (clinical dieticians, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, and clinical psychologists), nurses and midwifes, the accident and emergency departments, ambulance services, dentists, palliative healthcare services and medical rehabilitation services.

More details about the Categories of Healthcare Providers you will find at: Provider Categories

The collection of the contributions for the first stage will start on March 1st, 2019 and for the complete implementation of the GHS on March 1st, 2020.

As from March the contributions will be the following:

More details about the contributions you will find at: Contributions