Section 15
Applications by eligible patients
of Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act 2000
(1)
Every person who —
is a citizen of Singapore;
has received treatment or requires treatment from any approved institution;
is unable to pay the hospital charges, fees or other expenses incurred by the person; and
satisfies such other requirements as may be prescribed,may apply to the Medifund committee designated to approve the person’s application for a payment out of the Medifund Account of the Medifund committee to defray in whole or in part the hospital charges, fees and other expenses incurred by the person.
(2)
Every application under subsection (1) must be supported by such evidence as may be prescribed and by any further evidence that the Medifund committee may reasonably require.