Singapore legislation

Regulation 12A

of Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations 2001

Regulation 12A

Qualifying combined treatment

Subregulation 1

A member may withdraw moneys from the member’s medisave account for the payment of qualifying combined treatment received by the member or the member’s dependant.

Subregulation 2

Subject to regulation 4, the total amount that a member may withdraw under paragraph (1) for payment of each episode of qualifying combined treatment received must not exceed the lowest of the following amounts:

(a)

the aggregate amount computed in accordance with paragraph (3) for the episode of qualifying combined treatment;

(b)

the total expenditure for the episode of qualifying combined treatment;

(c)

the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), the aggregate amount is —

(a)

if the episode of qualifying combined treatment started before 1 April 2025 —

(i)

$550 for each of the first 2 days of the episode; and

(ii)

$400 for each of the third and subsequent days of the episode; and

(b)

if the episode of qualifying combined treatment started on or after 1 April 2025 —

(i)

$1,130 for each of the first 2 days of the episode; and

(ii)

$400 for each of the third and subsequent days of the episode.

Subregulation 4

This regulation does not apply if the episode of qualifying combined treatment includes any approved MIC@Home treatment that started before 1 April 2024, even if that episode of qualifying combined treatment continues on or after that date.

Subregulation 5

For the purposes of this regulation, the start and end of an episode of qualifying combined treatment is determined by the approved MIC@Home treatment provider based on the advice of an approved medical practitioner of that approved MIC@Home treatment provider.

Subregulation 6

To avoid doubt, regulations 5 and 13 do not apply to qualifying combined treatment.