In addition to the health care benefits prescribed in this Act, the NHIS may provide benefits for medical expenses for pregnancy and childbirth, funeral costs, sickness allowances, and other allowances, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(1) The Government may arrange for separate health insurance for the workers at a workplace where a foreign government is the employer, in consultation with the foreign government.

(2) An overseas Korean national or a foreigner residing in the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as "foreigner, etc. residing in Korea") who is an employee, public official, or school employee of a workplace of eligible persons shall become the employee insured, notwithstanding Article 5, if he/she does not fall under any subparagraph of Article 6 (2) but falls under any of the following: <Amended by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016>

1. A person who is registered pursuant to Article 6 (1) 3 of the Resident Registration Act;

2. A person who has reported on his/her place of residence in Korea pursuant to Article 6 of the Act on the Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans;

3. A person who has filed for alien registration pursuant to Article 31 of the Immigration Act.

(3) Where a foreigner, etc. residing in Korea who does not fall under the employee insured referred to in paragraph (2) satisfies all the following requirements, he/she shall become the self-employed insured, notwithstanding Article 5: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016; Act No. 16238, Jan. 15, 2019>

1. The relevant person shall fall under the ground prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare that he/she resided in Korea during the period prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare or is expected to reside therein continuously during the relevant period;

2. The relevant person shall fall under any of the following:

(a) A person specified in paragraph (2) 1 or 2;

(b) A person who has filed for alien registration pursuant to Article 31 of the Immigration Act and holds the status of sojourn prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

(4) Where a foreigner, etc. residing in Korea who falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (2) satisfies all the following requirements, he/she may become a dependent, notwithstanding Article 5, if he/she files an application with the NHIS: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016>

1. The relevant person's relationship with the employee insured shall fall under any subparagraph of Article 5 (2);

2. The relevant person shall meet the standards for determination of the dependent eligibility referred to in Article 5 (3).

(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) through (4), no foreigner, etc. residing in Korea shall become the insured or a dependent if he/she falls under any of the following cases: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016; Act No. 16238, Jan. 15, 2019>

1. Where the relevant person's stay in Korea violates any Act and any ground prescribed by Presidential Decree exists;

2. Where a foreigner, etc. residing in Korea is eligible for medical guarantee equivalent to health care benefits referred to in Article 41 in accordance with foreign statutes, a foreign insurance or a contract concluded with his/her employer, and thus the employer or insured requests the exclusion of him/her from the insured, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

(6) Articles 5 through 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis to matters necessary for the timing, procedures, etc. for acquisition and loss of the eligibility of the insured or dependents by foreigners, etc. residing in Korea, except as otherwise expressly provided for in paragraphs (2) through (5): Provided, That matters to be expressly provided for in consideration of the nature of foreigners, etc. residing in Korea may be otherwise prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016>

(7) Where a foreigner, etc. residing in Korea who is the insured acquires the eligibility of the self-employed insured after the second day of any month and loses the eligibility in the month in which the date he/she acquired the eligibility falls, due to any ground publicly notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare, the insurance contributions for the month in which the date the eligibility was acquired falls shall be imposed and collected, notwithstanding the main sentence of Article 69 (2). <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016>

(8) The insurance contributions for the self-employed insured who fall under foreigners, etc. residing in Korea (limited to those subject to the proviso of paragraph (9)) shall be paid by the 25th day of the immediately preceding month, notwithstanding the main sentence of Article 78 (1): Provided, That in any of the following cases, the insurance contributions shall be paid as determined by the NHIS: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016; Act No. 16238, Jan. 15, 2019>

1. Where the insurance contributions for the month in which the date the eligibility is acquired falls are collected;

2. Where the eligibility is acquired during the period from the 26th day to the end of any month.

(9) Articles 69 through 86 shall apply mutatis mutandis to matters on the imposition and collection of insurance contributions for foreigners, etc. residing in Korea who are the insured, except as otherwise expressly provided for in paragraphs (7) and (8): Provided, That matters on the imposition and collection of insurance contributions for foreigners, etc. residing in Korea prescribed by Presidential Decree may be otherwise determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare, taking into account their nature. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14084, Mar. 22, 2016>

(10) Where a foreigner, etc. residing in Korea (limited to those subject to the proviso of paragraph (9)) who is the self-employed insured fails to pay insurance contributions, the NHIS shall not provide insurance benefits until the delinquent insurance contributions are paid in full, beginning with the date the foreigner, etc. falls into arrears, notwithstanding Article 53 (3). In such cases, the proviso of Article 53 (3), with the exception of its subparagraphs, and paragraphs (5) and (6) of the same Article shall not apply. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 16238, Jan. 15, 2019>