# Which SHA funds pay for mental health services at different facility levels?

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For: Executives | Billing and payments | Reviewed by Independent clinical reviewer, Registered mental health clinician, Kenya | Last reviewed 8 November 2026

**Answer:** SHA operates three funds: the Primary Healthcare Fund (Level 2 and 3 services), the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund, which covers care beyond Social Health Insurance Fund limits. Summaries of the benefit package list mental health counselling, screening and management under these funds, with some longer-term care limited to Level 4-6 facilities. Benefits and tariffs are reviewed periodically, so check the current schedule attached to your SHA contract rather than older summaries.

Sources: Ministry of Health: https://health.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-11/Social%20Health%20Insurance%20%28General%29%20Regulations%2C%202024_0.pdf - Kenya Healthcare Federation: https://khf.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SHA-Benefit-Package-Summary-1-1.pdf - Social Health Authority: https://www.sha.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PART-A-Master-General-Terms-Conditions.pdf

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