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Details on the new Enhanced AON medical scheme for Teachers in Kenya by TSC

More than 318,000 Teachers Service Commission employees, will now enjoy enhanced medical cover after the commission re-awarded AON Minet a three year contract. For the last four years AON minet has been providing medical services to tutors. The new Contract will run up to 2022.

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In the new contract, TSC has increased allocation of funds in each cover. The three year-contract will cost whooping ksh9bn. Teachers covered by AON Minet will enjoy the following enhanced insurance packages;

Inpatient
Outpatient
Optical
Dental
Maternity
Group Life
Last Expense (Funeral)

Teachers will only be required to pay sh50 as a copay for dental, optical and outpatient doctor consultation services fee will not apply on repeat visits for above services within seven (7) days from date of previous visit or when picking medication for chronic conditions.

It is important to note that teachers will access treatment while in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania or Rwanda. However, in cases where treatment is not available locally, international evacuation can be necessitated.

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TSC AON Minet Medical insurance enhanced packages in each Job Group/Grade

All teachers in each job group/grade have been covered and this is how they will benefit in the new enhanced medical cover;

Job Group/Grade	Inpatient	Outpatient	Optical	Dental	Maternity	Group Life	Last Expense(Funeral)
G/B5	750,000	100,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	450,000	200,000
H/C1	750,000	100,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	450,000	200,000
J/C2	750,000	100,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	450,000	200,000
K/C3	850,000	100,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	550,000	200,000
L/C4	1,000,000	150,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	550,000	200,000
M/C5	1,250,000	175,000	45,000	45,000	100,000	650,000	200,000
N/D1	1,500,000	225,000	45,000	45,000	150,000	650,000	300,000
P/D2	1,800,000	250,000	45,000	45,000	150,000	1,050,000	400,000
Q/D3	2,000,000	275,000	45,000	45,000	200,000	1,050,000	500,000
R/D4	2,500,000	375,000	45,000	45,000	200,000	1,050,000	600,000

Under dental, optical and maternity cover, teachers will enjoy the following services;

Cover	Benefits
Dental	Consultation and Anaesthetists fee
	Dental X-Rays and root canal treatment
	Tooth Extraction
	Scaling
	Dentures necessitated by an accident/injury and deformation surgery
Optical	Cost of lenses and frames
Optical	Prescription for ophthalmic treatment and eye lenses and ophthalmic ultra sound
Maternity	Routine antenatal Check up
	Delivery/Doctor’s fee
	Postnatal care up to six weeks post-delivery
	Routine Immunisations and baby friendly vaccines
	First emergency caesarean section (CS)
	Subsequent elective CS and normal delivery
	Pre-maturity/Pre-term
	Congenital Conditions

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