Medical Endowment Scheme Bill

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1 Short title and commencement

3 Establishment of Medical Endowment Fund

4 Capital money of Medifund

5 Application of income of Medifund

6 Mode of payment out of Medifund

7 Conditions on payment of grants

9 Functions of Council and directions by Minister

10 Approved hospitals

11 Hospital Medifund Account

12 Appointment of Hospital Medifund committee

13 Applications by eligible patients

14 Application made on behalf of patient

15 Payments authorised by Hospital Medifund committee

16 Withdrawal from Hospital Medifund Account

17 Liquidation of approved hospital

19 Financial year of Medifund and accounting period of Hospital Medifund Account

20 Accounts of Medifund

21 Accounts of Hospital Medifund Account

22 Appointment, powers and duties of auditor

23 Failure to furnish information to auditor

24 Presentation of financial statements, auditor’s report and annual report to Parliament

26 Protection against personal liability

Medical Endowment Scheme Bill

Bill No. 40/1992

Read the first time on 16th November 1992.

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 1992 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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