Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Medifund Scheme
5. Application of income of Medifund
Feedback & supportThe income of the Medifund may be paid out and applied for all or any of the following purposes only:
Medifund
“Medifund” means the Medical Endowment Fund established under the repealed Medical Endowment Scheme Act and reconstituted under this Act;
for the provision of grants to Medifund committees to be applied for the purpose of defraying in whole or in part the hospital charges, fees and other expenses incurred by patients of approved institutions who are unable to pay those charges, fees or other expenses and are approved by the relevant Medifund committee;
Medifund committee
“Medifund committee” means any committee appointed under section 14;
for other purposes authorised under this Act to be paid out from the Medifund or that may be prescribed.