Section 65.27 The insured person shall be entitled to maternity benefits for
herself or for the spouse or for the women who cohabits publicly as husband and wife
with the insured person according to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary –
General, in case the insured person has no wife. In this regard the insured person must have
paid contribution for not less than seven months, during the period of fifteen months
before the date of receiving medical services.
The insured person shall be entitled to receive maternity benefits for not
more than two time of child delivery.
Section 66. Maternity benefits shall consist of:
(1) medical examination and child bearing expenses;
(2) medical treatment expense;
(3) medicine and medical supplies expenses;
(4) confinement expense;
(5) lodging, meals and treatment expenses in hospital;
(6) new – born baby nursing and treatment expenses;
(7) cost of ambulance or transportation for patient;
(8) other necessary expenses
The above mentioned expenses shall be in accordance with the rules and
rates prescribed by the Medical Committee, with the approval of the Committee.
The insured person who has to take work-leave for child delivery, shall be
entitled to receive work-leave allowance for child delivery according to the prescribed
criteria under section 67.28
27 As amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)
28 As amended by section 25 of the Social Security Act (No.2), B.E. 2537 (1994)
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Section 67.29 In the case where the insured person has taken work-leave
for child delivery, such insured person shall be entitled to receive work-leave allowance
for child delivery not more than two time by lump sum payment at the rate of fifty
per cent of the wages under section 57, within ninety days.
Section 68. If the insured person or his or her spouse is unable to receive
the benefits under section 66, by reason that the child delivery is taken in the hospital
other than those prescribed under section 59, such insured person shall be entitled to
maternity benefits according to the rules and rates prescribed by the Medical Committee,
with the approval of the Committee.
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