Medical Endowment Scheme Act 1993 - Singapore Statutes Online

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

ACTS SUPPLEMENT

Published by Authority

NO. 4]

Friday, March 26

[1993

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 18th January 1993 and assented to by the President on 16th February 1993:—

Medical Endowment Scheme Act 1993

(No. 4 of 1993)

I assent.

WEE KIM WEE

President.

16th February 1993.

Date of Commencement: 1st April 1993

An Act to establish a medical endowment scheme and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Medical Endowment Scheme Act 1993 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“approved hospital” means any hospital or any medical institution approved by the Minister under section 10;

“Council” means the Advisory Council established under section 8;

“eligible patient” means a person who is eligible to make an application under section 13;

“Hospital Medifund Account” means the account of an approved hospital referred to in section 11;

“Hospital Medifund committee” means the committee of an approved hospital appointed under section 12;

“Medifund” means the Medical Endowment Fund established under section 3(1).

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