Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Law No. 1 of the year 1999 concerning health insurance for expatriates and the imposition of fees against health services, the employer shall bear all costs for the treatment of the worker who suffers work injuries or occupational diseases, at governmental hospitals or private treatment centers, including medicine and transportation expenses. The attending physician shall determine in his report the period of treatment, extent of disability resulting from the injury, and the extent of the worker’s ability to resume his work. The worker and the employer shall have the right to object against the medical report before the Medical Tribunal at the Ministry of Health within a month from the date of issue of such report and by virtue of an application submitted to the competent authority.
Source The English text is presented as the official January 2025 consolidated edition identified in the approved local source notes. The Arabic text is unofficial. This local snapshot was not independently verified against PAM by this directory.