Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Care Shield Life and Long-Term Care (CSHL Scheme) Regulations 2020
Regulation 9
Payment of goodwill sum
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies in relation to an individual —
who ceases to be a citizen of Singapore and does not immediately become a permanent resident of Singapore, or who ceases to be a permanent resident of Singapore and does not immediately become a citizen of Singapore; (b)whose insurance cover under the CSHL Scheme was not issued in error, but was terminated under regulation 7 by virtue of sub‑paragraph (a); and
who is a severely disabled individual whose claim under section 16 of the Act has been accepted by the Administrator.
Subregulation 2
The Board may pay a goodwill sum to —
the individual; or
an approved payee nominated by the individual, or by the authorised applicant for the individual.
Subregulation 3
The goodwill sum may consist of one or more payments to be made at such frequency as the Board may determine.
Subregulation 4
The Board may suspend the payment of the goodwill sum where —
the Board is unable to make the payment because of insufficient information provided by the individual or the approved payee for such payment; or
in the case of payment to an approved payee, the approved payee lacks mental capacity or has died, and no new approved payee was nominated by the individual, or by the authorised applicant for the individual, as the case may be.
Subregulation 5
If the circumstances for the suspension of payment under paragraph (4) no longer exist, the Board may resume the payment of any remaining amount of the goodwill sum even if the individual’s insurance cover is reinstated under regulation 8.
Subregulation 6
Upon reinstatement of the individual’s insurance cover under regulation 8, if the insured person is entitled to the payment of one or more insured sums on or after the date of such reinstatement —
the whole amount of the goodwill sum is treated as the payment of the number of monthly insured sums that corresponds to that whole amount (called the relevant insured sums); and
the payment of any other insured sum under section 18(2) of the Act resumes only after the relevant insured sums are treated as paid under sub‑paragraph (a).