Singapore legislation

Section 26

of Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act 2000

Section 26

Amount of subvention

(1)

The Minister may grant a subvention to an approved provider of such amount as the Minister may determine.

(2)

The Minister may determine different amounts of subvention for different classes of patients of approved providers, different classes of step‑down care or different classes of approved providers.

(3)

In determining the amount of subvention under subsection (1) to be granted to an approved provider, the Minister must have regard to all matters the Minister considers relevant, including but not limited to —

(a)

the recurrent costs of approved providers in providing step‑down care of the same class; and

(b)

the number of relevant patients to whom step‑down care is provided by the approved provider during any period determined by the Minister.

(4)

In this section, “relevant patient” means a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, requires step‑down care and is assessed by the Minister to be financially disadvantaged.

(5)

Any opinion or assessment of the Minister under subsection (4) that a person requires step‑down care or is financially disadvantaged is final and conclusive and must not be reviewed in any court of law.

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