Kenya Police Service has formally commissioned a consortium of insurers to provide medical healthcare to principal members.
The Sh8.67 billion insurance will also cover the members' eligible dependents.
The consortium of medical providers is led by CIC, Old Mutual, and Britam.
A statement released on Thursday said the new plan will cover all employees of the National Police Service and Kenya Prisons Service.
This will include persons joining both services as uniform officers or as civilian staff, during the contracted period.
"In the medical cover, police and prison officers will among other benefits have access to dental health that includes cleaning, filling, extraction operating cost and a root canal," the statement reads.
Optical care will cover consultation, lenses, frames, prescriptions for ophthalmic treatment, and eye lenses.
The statement further said there is an Ex-gratia Cover of two hundred million shillings for Groups M-T for non-uniform, PG 8-13 for NPS, PG 9-14 for KPS for those in the limited financial category who may exhaust their inpatient and outpatient limits, and who may seek medical services outside the country.
"Ex-gratia is subject to approval by the Implementation Committee before any payment is made on any Ex-gratia claim," it added.
Officers will be required to register using USSD code; -*202*05# and key in their NPS/KPS PF Number and National ID Number when prompted.
The details will then be verified against the Kenya Police Service database.
If successful, they will be prompted to enter their name (surname and other names), role, and gender.
Once done, a message confirming successful registration onto the scheme and a prompt to register dependents.
On December 16, 2022, NHIF, which had provided medical cover to the Service for almost eight years, lost the tender to the consortium.
