Singapore legislation
Regulation 18A
of Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations 2001
Regulation 18A
Medical treatment for fertility preservation
Subregulation 1
Despite anything in this Part, this regulation applies where a member (being a female member) or a member’s female dependant (called in this regulation and regulation 18B the patient) —
is undergoing, or will be undergoing, medically necessary treatment that may result in iatrogenic infertility or iatrogenic subfertility; and
receives medical treatment for fertility preservation on or after 1 June 2026 from an approved medical practitioner —
as an in‑patient or out-patient in an approved hospital or approved clinic designated by the Minister for Health; or
as day surgical treatment in an approved hospital or approved day surgery centre.
Subregulation 2
Where the medically necessary treatment mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) may result in iatrogenic infertility, the member may withdraw from the member’s medisave account —
for the payment of the fertility preservation surgery received by the patient, an amount not exceeding —
where the fertility preservation surgery is received as an in-patient — the limits prescribed in regulation 5(1) as applicable; or
where the fertility preservation surgery is received as day surgical treatment — the limits prescribed in regulation 21(1) as applicable; and
for the payment of the related procedures received by the patient, an amount subject to the limit under regulation 18B.
Subregulation 3
Where the medically necessary treatment mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) may result in iatrogenic subfertility, the member may withdraw an amount subject to the limit under regulation 18B from the member’s medisave account for the payment of any medical treatment for fertility preservation received by the patient.
Subregulation 4
The amount that may be withdrawn under paragraph (2) or (3) must not exceed the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account.