Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations 2001
Regulation 17
Overseas medical treatment
Subregulation 1
A member may apply to the Board to withdraw an amount from the member’s medisave account for payment of an amount that is paid or to be paid —
by the member or any other payer; and
in respect of any qualifying overseas medical treatment received or to be received by the member, or any individual who may or may not be the member’s dependant.
Subregulation 2
A prescribed person may make an application under paragraph (1) on behalf of a member who —
is deceased or unconscious; or
is otherwise mentally incapacitated and unable to make an application under paragraph (1) himself or herself.
Subregulation 3
After the Board receives an application under paragraph (1), the Board may authorise the member to withdraw, from the member’s medisave account, the whole or part of the amount paid or to be paid by the member or payer for the qualifying overseas medical treatment, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may impose.
Subregulation 4
An application to the Board under this regulation must be in such form, and supported by such information and documents, as the Board may require.
Subregulation 5
In this regulation —
Definition
“payer”, in respect of any overseas medical treatment, means a person who pays or intends to pay for the overseas medical treatment, whether or not the overseas medical treatment is received by that person;
Definition
“qualifying overseas medical treatment” means any medical treatment, psychiatric treatment or other treatment —
provided in a hospital outside Singapore; and
approved, wholly or in part, by the Minister for Health on the application of the member or a payer, to be a qualifying overseas medical treatment.