Section 27: Formula for disbursement from the Vulnerable Group Fund.

(1) The Council shall determine and submit to the Minister for approval, the criteria for disbursement of subsidies to be paid to State health insurance schemes for health care of the vulnerable and indigents in Nigeria.
(2) The Council shall, in disbursing money from the Vulnerable Group Fund make specific provisions towards the health needs of indigents and prescribe the methods for determining who is indigent in Nigeria.