The Health and Illness Portal offers a gateway to information connected to healthcare rights and how to claim them.
Despite the importance of healthcare in our lives, many are not aware of their rights including the most basic healthcare rights provided as part of the National Health Insurance Law, or their rights to which they are eligible according to the Patient's Rights Law, as well as the additional rights and services that can be purchased as part of the additional healthcare services (Shaban) offered by the health plans.
In this portal you will find a lot of useful information regarding rights related to health services, categorized according to treatment framework, illness, medical condition, general rights to which all patients are eligible, and more.
Treatment Frameworks
Healthcare Throughout the Life Cycle
Illnesses and Disabilities
Healthcare Rights
Health Insurance and Supplementary Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Paying Health Insurance Contributions
- Exemption from Paying Health Insurance Contributions
- Health Insurance for Foreign Workers
- Health Insurance for Non-Resident Children in Israel
- Additional Health Services (Supplementary Insurance)
- Health Insurance guide on the Ministry of Finance website.
- Guide to Accessing Medication that is not in the Health-care Basket
Exemptions, Discounts, and Financial Assistance
- Exemptions and Discounts for Medical Services through the Health Fund
- Exemptions and Discounts on Medicine Purchases
- Medical and Rehabilitation Equipment Acquisition
- Funding Medical Treatment Abroad
- Coverage of Travel Expenses for Medical Treatment
- Income Tax Exemption for People with Medical Disability
- Municipal Tax (Arnona) discount due to high expenses from medical treatments
- Tax exemption when withdrawing money from a provident fund for those who have high medical expenses
- Withdrawal of funds from the "Savings Plan for Each Child" plan before age 18 due to the medical condition of the child
Health and Employment
- Health-Related Employee Rights
- Sick Days
- Sick Pay
- Issuing an Illness Certificate
- Sick Days to Care for a Family Member
- Resignation Due to Ill Health of Employee or Family Member
- Maternity Leave
- Income Tax Exemption for People with Medical Disability
- Receiving Income Support without Going to an Employment Office
Organ Donations and Transplants
Special Injuries
Miscellaneous
- Vegans and Vegetarians
- Receiving Medical Cannabis
- Certificate of Illness
- Rubella vaccinations for employees of medical institutions
- Guide for families with children who have a prolonged disability or illness
- Rights Guide for Individuals Caring for an Elderly Family Member or Person With Disabilities
- Rights from the National Insurance Institute
- Request to Postpone a Court Hearing
Aid organizations
- For a list of healthcare organizations offering assistance in the area of health and illness click here.
Government agencies
- The Ministry of Health
- The Ministry of Health's Health Voice Call Center: *5400
- The National Insurance Institute
- The National Health Insurance Law Ombudsman
Court Rulings
Laws & Regulations
- The National Health Insurance Law
- The Patient’s Rights Law
- The Free Education for Sick Children Law
- List of laws the Minister of Health is responsible to carry out from the Ministry of Health website
Additional publications
- Ministry of Health information booklet: "Health Insurance and Medical Services for Special Populations" (in Hebrew)
- Health Insurance guide on the Ministry of Finance website.
Credits
- Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.