Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care (CSHL Scheme) Regulations 2020

Regulation 2

Application of these Regulations

Amended byS 807/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 807/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 805/2025 wef 01/01/2026

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 807/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 807/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 805/2025 wef 01/01/2026

Except as otherwise provided by paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to —

(a)

every citizen of Singapore or permanent resident of Singapore mentioned in section 6(1)(a) of the Act;

(b)

every individual mentioned in section 6(1)(b) of the Act; (ba)every individual mentioned in section 6(1)(c) of the Act —

(i)

who is a citizen of Singapore or a permanent resident of Singapore on 1 November 2021;

(ii)

whose birthday falls within the period prescribed in the CareShield Life and Long-Term Care (Prescribed Period under Section 6(1)(c)(ii)) Order 2021 (G.N. No. S 806/2021);

(iii)

who is not severely disabled on 1 November 2021;

(iv)

who, on 1 November 2021, is insured under the ESH Scheme but not by reason of —

(A)

an insurance cover that is in force, despite the individual’s failure to pay the premium for any insurance period, because the individual has made the minimum number of premium payments; or

(B)

an insurance cover under the former ElderShield Scheme issued on or after 1 November 2021 and backdated to a date before 1 November 2021; and

(v)

who does not withdraw (whether on his or her own or by an authorised applicant acting on behalf of the individual) from the CSHL Scheme before 1 January 2024;

(bb)every individual who fits the description in section 6(1)(d) of the Act; and

(c)

every individual mentioned in section 6(4) of the Act whom the Board determines may be covered, for such period as the Board thinks fit, under the CSHL Scheme.

Subregulation 2

Regulation 4 does not apply in respect of an individual mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).

Regulation 2 — Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care (CSHL Scheme) Regulations 2020