Employer membership

Entitlement to AMO benefits is conditional upon membership and the prior payment of social security contributions deducted at source by the employer.

A continuous six (6) month qualifying period is compulsory for entitlement to compulsory health insurance (L.36).

Any natural or legal person, whether public or private, secular or religious, employing one or more salaried workers, is compulsorily enrolled in the AMO scheme.

The following are subject to the scheme as employers:

• Institutions and administrative bodies of the ETA and local authorities,
• Employers of staff covered by the Labour Code,
• Pension management bodies (INPS, CMSS).

Within eight (8) days of first taking on staff, or of setting up, acquiring or taking over a business, the employer is required to submit a registration application to the CANAM using the form provided, which must include the following details:

• Name or company name,
• Legal form,
• Full address,
• Date on which staff commenced employment or were hired,
• Number of staff,
• Nature of business…

Each employer, each insured person and their dependants are assigned a registration number by the CANAM within 30 days of their registration.

Any change in staff numbers or address must be notified to the National Health Insurance Fund (CANAM).