Effective 1st April 2019, members on BPOMAS will have the opportunity to add their parents and parents in law through the Parents and Parents In Law Cover. For children that have finished school but not yet employed, the parents can continue covering them under the Adult Child Dependent up to the age of 35years. For both the Parents Cover and Adult Child Cover, The member will have to pay the monthly subscription 100%, without the government subsidy.
The following persons may be registered as dependants: Your spouse (husband/wife) Your children (children are covered until the age of 21, and up to 25 if they are still students. Children who are students will be required to submit letter from school, to confirm their academic status every year in order to remain covered by the medical aid). For children that have finished school but are not yet employed, the parents can continue covering them under the Adult Child Dependent up to the age of 35years.
In order to gain membership you must fill in the prescribed application form. This form must be counter-signed by your department / ministry before submission to the Administrators for processing. The turnaround for applications is a week after receipt by the administrator. The form must be accompanied by the member’s ID/Passport (for foreigners) and copy of the payslip. For member adding their children, a copy of birth certificate is required, for members adding their spouse, a copy of marriage certificate and spouse ID are required.
Membership of the Scheme is available to ALL Botswana Government employees, pensioners, those working on contracts (with a medical aid as a benefit), employees that used to be classified as industrial workers and their dependants (spouse and children).
