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Central Provident Fund Act 1953 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Withdrawal of Contributions

16A. Withdrawal from medisave account of deceased member

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2019. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

Despite section 24(3A), on or after the death of a member of the Fund, the Board may, subject to such conditions as the Minister may from time to time impose, permit the withdrawal, for one or more of the following purposes, of the whole or any part of the sum standing to the member’s credit in his or her medisave account, in accordance with any regulations made under section 34 of the MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015, section 64 of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 or section 77(1):

(a)

for such medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services received by the member as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 77(1), if that withdrawal had been authorised —

(i)

before the member’s death, by him or her or, if he or she was unable to give the authorisation, by a prescribed person; or

(ii)

on or after the member’s death, by a prescribed person;

(b)

for such medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 77(1) received (whether before, on or after 1 August 2013), or to be received, by the member’s spouse, child or parent or by such other person as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 77(1), if that withdrawal had been authorised by the member before his or her death;

(c)

for any premium (including interest and penalties for late payment) and other sums payable for the member’s insurance under the MediShield Life Scheme, or under any medical insurance scheme or other insurance scheme referred to in section 34(2)(j) of the MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015 or section 77(1)(k), if —

(i)

the member is insured under the MediShield Life Scheme, or under any medical insurance scheme or other insurance scheme, as the case may be; and

(ii)

the Board has authorised, whether before or after the member’s death, the withdrawal of any amount standing to the member’s credit in his or her medisave account for the payment of any such premium;

(d)

for any premium (including interest and penalties for late payment) and other sums payable for the member’s insurance under the CareShield Life Scheme or ElderShield Scheme, or under any Supplement Scheme, if —

(i)

the member is insured under the CareShield Life Scheme, ElderShield Scheme or Supplement Scheme, as the case may be; and

(ii)

(e)

for the member or the member’s dependant pursuant to section 16B, if that withdrawal had been authorised before the member’s death.

(2)

Where the Board has permitted the withdrawal of any money under subsection (1), section 24(3A) does not apply to that money.

(3)

In subsection (1), “prescribed person” means such person or committee as may be prescribed by any regulations made under section 77(1).