CareShield Life and Long-Term Care Bill

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1 Short title and commencement

2 General interpretation

3 Meaning of "approved payee"

4 Meaning of "authorised applicant"

5 Establishment of CareShield Life Scheme

6 Application of CSHL Scheme

7 Application for insurance cover

9 Waiver of prohibition of transfer

10 Non-application of sections 49FA, 49FB, 49FC and 49FD of Insurance Act

11 End of insurance cover under former ElderShield Scheme and establishment of ElderShield Scheme

12 CSHL Scheme and ESH Scheme benefits

13 Nature of rights and benefits under CSHL Scheme and ESH Scheme

15 Refund of premium

17 Disability assessment

18 Payment of insured sum

19 Deferment or suspension of payment

20 Protection of payouts

21 Periodic disability review

22 Recovery of benefit paid in excess and short payment of premium

23 Demand note for outstanding premiums under CSHL Scheme

24 Defaulter’s agent for recovery of outstanding premiums under CSHL Scheme

25 Defaulter’s agent in relation to joint moneys

26 Payment by Government

27 Suit for outstanding premiums, excess payments and sums due to Fund

28 Recovery from defaulter leaving Singapore

29 Penalty for late payment of premium under CSHL Scheme

31 Health information

32 Confidential information

33 Offence and immunity relating to disclosure

35 Establishment of CareShield Life and ElderShield Insurance Fund

36 Payments from Fund, etc.

37 CareShield Life Council

38 Establishment of Long-Term Care Support Fund

39 Purposes of LTC Support Fund

44 Financial statements and audit

45 Dissolution of LTC Support Fund

47 Power to obtain information

48 False or incorrect health declaration, means declaration, claim or application

49 Fraudulent disability assessment

50 Misuse of payouts

51 Obstructing investigators in execution of duties

52 Offences by corporations

53 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

54 Jurisdiction of courts

55 Conduct of prosecutions

56 Composition of offences

57 Power to delegate

58 Change of address

59 Certificate of officer authorised by Board to be evidence

60 Protection from personal liability

61 Service of documents

62 General exemption

63 Amendment of First Schedule

65 Amendment of Bankruptcy Act

66 Amendment of Central Provident Fund Act

67 Amendment of Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018

68 Saving and transitional provision

Recovery from defaulter leaving Singapore

28.—(1) Where a recovery body is of the opinion that any defaulter is about or likely to leave Singapore without paying all outstanding premiums payable under the CSHL Scheme by the defaulter, the recovery body may —

(a)	issue a certificate containing particulars of such outstanding premiums; and
(b)	give a direction to the Commissioner of Police or the Controller of Immigration, or both, to prevent the defaulter from leaving Singapore unless the outstanding premiums are paid or security to the recovery body for that payment is furnished.

(2) Subject to the provisions of any order issued or made under any law for the time being in force relating to banishment or immigration, upon receiving a direction under subsection (1), the Commissioner of Police or the Controller of Immigration, or both (as the case may be), must take, or cause any police officer or immigration officer to take, such measures as may be necessary to prevent the defaulter in question from leaving Singapore until every outstanding premium has been paid or secured.

(3) The measures mentioned in subsection (2) may include —

(a)	the use of such force as may be necessary; and
(b)	if appropriate, the detention of any passport, certificate of identity or travel document and any exit permit or other document authorising the defaulter to leave Singapore.

(4) Despite section 61, when the recovery body issues the certificate under subsection (1), the recovery body must give the defaulter, by personal service or registered post, a notification of the issue of the certificate; but a non‑receipt of the notification does not invalidate any proceedings under this section.

(5) Payment of any outstanding premium to an officer‑in‑charge of a police station or an immigration officer, or production of a certificate issued by the recovery body stating that an outstanding premium has been paid or secured, is sufficient authority to not prevent the defaulter from leaving Singapore.

(6) A defaulter who, knowing that a direction has been issued under this section to prevent the defaulter’s departure from Singapore, voluntarily leaves or attempts to leave Singapore without paying the outstanding premium or furnishing security to the recovery body’s satisfaction for that payment —

(a)	shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
(b)	may be arrested, without warrant, by any police officer or immigration officer.

(7) No civil or criminal proceedings are to be instituted or maintained against the Commissioner of Police, the Controller of Immigration or any other police officer or immigration officer, in respect of anything done in good faith and with reasonable care under the authority of this section.

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