Kuwait Labour Law

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Law No. (1) of 1999 concerning Health Insurance over the expatriates and the application of fixed fees against the health services, the employer shall bear the expenses of the injured labourer treatment against work injuries and occupational diseases with a governmental hospital or a private clinic to be determined by him, including the value of the medicine and transport expenses. The attending doctor shall determine in his report the treatment period, the percentage of disability resulting from the injury and to what extent the worker is able to continue the performance of his work. Each of the labourer and the employer, by an application to be submitted to the competent department, may object to the medical report within one month from the date of being informed thereof before the Medical Arbitration Committee at the Ministry of Health.