Singapore legislation
Regulation 3A
Regulation 3A
Prescribed health insurance scheme
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 16(1)(d) of the Act, the prescribed insurance scheme is the MediShield Life Scheme under the MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 16(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum subsidy of the cost of any premium of the MediShield Life Scheme covering a Pioneer is, for each insurance period concerning the Pioneer, the percentage of that cost specified in the Second Schedule opposite the age that the Pioneer will attain on the relevant date.
Subregulation 2A
For the purposes of section 16(1)(d) of the Act, the maximum subsidy of the cost of any premium of the MediShield Life Scheme covering a Merdeka Generation Senior is, for each insurance period concerning the Merdeka Generation Senior, the percentage of that cost specified in the Third Schedule opposite the age that the Merdeka Generation Senior will attain on the relevant date, in addition to any other subsidy of the cost of any premium of the MediShield Life Scheme available to that Merdeka Generation Senior.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of this regulation, the time at which a relevant beneficiary attains a particular age expressed in years is the corresponding anniversary of the date of that relevant beneficiary’s birth, except that where a relevant beneficiary was born on 29 February in any year, then, in any subsequent year, the anniversary of that relevant beneficiary’s birth is deemed to occur on 1 March of that subsequent year.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation —
Definition
“first insurance period” means so much of the period on or after 1 November 2015 and that is within 12 months starting on the date of the last commencement or renewal of a Pioneer’s insurance cover under the MediShield Scheme, which was replaced by the Pioneer’s insurance cover under the MediShield Life Scheme;
Definition
“insurance period”, means —
for a Pioneer, any of the following periods:
the first insurance period concerning the Pioneer, if any;
a period of 12 months (whether subsequent to the first insurance period or otherwise) or a shorter period that applies under the MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 622/2015) or the MediShield Life Scheme (Private Medical Insurance Scheme) Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 623/2015), starting on the date the Pioneer’s insurance cover under the MediShield Life Scheme commences or is renewed; or
for a Merdeka Generation Senior, a period of 12 months or a shorter period that applies under the MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015 or the MediShield Life Scheme (Private Medical Insurance Scheme) Regulations 2015, starting on the date the Merdeka Generation Senior’s insurance cover under the MediShield Life Scheme commences or is renewed;
Definition
“MediShield Scheme” means the medical insurance scheme called the MediShield Scheme referred to in section 53 of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 as in force immediately before 1 November 2015;
Definition
“premium” has the same meaning as in regulation 8 of the MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015;
Definition
“relevant beneficiary” means a Pioneer or Merdeka Generation Senior, as the case may be;
Definition
“relevant date”, in relation to the subsidy for a relevant beneficiary’s insurance period, means the relevant beneficiary’s next birthday falling after the first day of that insurance period.