Share Qatar’s regulative body has approved a draft law that will make health insurance mandatory for expatriates and visitors to the state The Shura Council in April approved a draft law regulating healthcare services within Qatar, which also covers compulsory health insurance. According to the law, the Ministry of Public Health is to set standards for providing healthcare services in government and private health facilities and compulsory health insurance, which it is also to supervise. The new law stipulates that health insurance is mandatory to ensure the provision of basic healthcare services to expatriates and visitors to the state. This means that expats will only be able to be employed in Qatar after submitting proof of compulsory health insurance that covers the duration of their stay.