Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Bill

Clause 5

Application of income of Medifund

The income of the Medifund may be paid out and expended for all or any of the following purposes only:

(a)

for the provision of grants to Medifund committees to be applied for the purpose of defraying in whole or in part the hospital charges, fees and other expenses incurred by patients of approved institutions who are unable to pay such charges, fees or other expenses and are approved by the relevant Medifund committee;

(b)

for such other purposes as are authorised under this Act to be paid out from the Medifund or as may be prescribed.