Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care (CSHL Scheme) Regulations 2020
Regulation 2
Application of these Regulations
Subregulation 1
Except as otherwise provided by paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to —
every citizen of Singapore or permanent resident of Singapore mentioned in section 6(1)(a) of the Act;
every individual mentioned in section 6(1)(b) of the Act; (ba)every individual mentioned in section 6(1)(c) of the Act —
who is a citizen of Singapore or a permanent resident of Singapore on 1 November 2021;
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);
who is not severely disabled on 1 November 2021;
who, on 1 November 2021, is insured under the ESH Scheme but not by reason of —
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
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
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
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).