Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Benefits
12. CSHL Scheme and ESH Scheme benefits
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CSHL Scheme
“CSHL Scheme” means the severe disability insurance scheme called the CareShield Life Scheme established by section 5;
Subject to subsection (3), an insured person is entitled to one or more payments of an insured sum of an amount prescribed where —
insured person
“insured person” means a person who is insured under the CSHL Scheme or ESH Scheme, as the case may be;
the insured person is severely disabled; and
a claim made by or on behalf of the insured person is accepted under section 16.
An insured person’s entitlement to payment of an insured sum ends —
insured sum
“insured sum” means a prescribed sum that is payable monthly to an insured person under the CSHL Scheme or ESH Scheme;
on the date that the insured person’s insurance cover under the CSHL Scheme or ESH Scheme (as the case may be) ends in accordance with the regulations; or
if the insurance cover has not ended in accordance with the regulations — on the date that the insured person is no longer severely disabled.