Singapore legislation

Regulation 21A

of Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations 2001

Regulation 21A

Organ transplantation costs

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (3), where a member or the member’s dependant —

(a)

is admitted to an approved hospital and receives any medical treatment as an in‑patient from an approved medical practitioner in the approved hospital in connection with an organ transplant; and

(b)

has incurred any organ transplantation costs in connection with the organ transplant,such organ transplantation costs may, if the circumstances so require —

(c)

be considered as part of the charges incurred by the member or the member’s dependant for the medical treatment so received; and

(d)

be met out of the amount that the member is entitled to withdraw under this Part for the payment of such medical treatment, subject to the limits prescribed in regulation 5 and such other terms and conditions as the Board may impose.

Subregulation 2

Subject to paragraph (3), where a member or the member’s dependant —

(a)

receives any day surgical treatment from an approved medical practitioner in an approved day surgery centre in connection with an organ transplant; and

(b)

has incurred any organ transplantation costs in connection with the organ transplant,such organ transplantation costs may, if the circumstances so require —

(c)

be considered as part of the charges incurred by the member or the member’s dependant for the day surgical treatment so received; and

(d)

be met out of the amount that the member is entitled to withdraw under this Part for the payment of such day surgical treatment, subject to the limits prescribed in regulation 21 and such other terms and conditions as the Board may impose.

Subregulation 3

Unless the Minister for Health otherwise directs —

(a)

paragraph (1) applies only in the case where the member or the member’s dependant is admitted to an approved hospital for medical treatment as an in‑patient; and

(b)

paragraph (2) applies only in the case where the member or the member’s dependant receives day surgical treatment in an approved day surgery centre,on or after —

(c)

1 October 2007 in connection with an organ transplant other than a living donor organ transplant; or

(d)

17 February 2010 in connection with a living donor organ transplant.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), where the organ transplantation costs are incurred in connection with a living donor organ transplant of which the member or the member’s dependent is the recipient of the specified organ, the limits prescribed in regulation 5 or 21 (as the case may be) apply, despite anything in this Part, separately in relation to —

(a)

the medical treatment received by the member or his dependent; and

(b)

the medical treatment received by the living organ donor.