Singapore legislation

Clause 15

of Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Bill

Clause 15

Applications by eligible patients

(1)

Every person who —

(a)

is a citizen of Singapore;

(b)

has received treatment or requires treatment from any approved institution;

(c)

is unable to pay the hospital charges, fees or other expenses incurred by him; and

(d)

satisfies such other requirements as may be prescribed,may apply to the Medifund committee designated to approve his application for a payment out of the Medifund Account of the Medifund committee to defray in whole or in part the hospital charges, fees and other expenses incurred by him.

(2)

Every application under subsection (1) shall be supported by such evidence as may be prescribed and by such further evidence as the Medifund committee may reasonably require.

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