12. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 21A, the following regulations:“Withdrawal for specified out-patient treatment |
21B.—(1) Subject to the withdrawal limit specified in regulation 21D, a member may withdraw moneys from the member’s medisave account to pay for any specified out-patient treatment received, on or after 1 April 2015, by the member or the member’s spouse if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied.(2) The conditions for withdrawal of moneys under paragraph (1) are —(a) | where the out-patient is the member —(i) | the member is 65 years of age or older at the time the member receives the specified out-patient treatment; | (ii) | the specified out-patient treatment for the member is instructed by an approved medical practitioner; and | (iii) | the member receives the specified out-patient treatment other than as part of an approved treatment package; and |
| (b) | where the out-patient is the member’s spouse —(i) | the member and the member’s spouse are both 65 years of age or older at the time the member’s spouse receives the specified out-patient treatment; | (ii) | the specified out-patient treatment for the member’s spouse is instructed by an approved medical practitioner; and | (iii) | the member’s spouse receives the specified out-patient treatment other than as part of an approved treatment package. |
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Additional withdrawal for treatment, etc., received as out-patient |
21C.—(1) Subject to the withdrawal limit specified in regulation 21D, a member may withdraw moneys from the member’s medisave account to pay for any of the following received, on or after 1 April 2015, by the member or the member’s spouse as an out-patient if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied:(a) | any treatment of neoplasms by chemotherapy referred to in regulation 13(2), any approved medical treatment referred to in regulation 13(3) or any cancer scan or diagnostic test referred to in regulation 13(6); | (b) | any out-patient scan referred to in regulation 13A(1); | (c) | any approved chronic illness treatment referred to in regulation 14(1); | (d) | any approved vaccination referred to in regulation 14A(1); | (e) | any approved screening referred to in regulation 14B(1); | (f) | any renal dialysis treatment referred to in regulation 19(2). |
(2) The conditions for withdrawal of moneys under paragraph (1) are —(a) | where the out-patient is the member —(i) | the member is 65 years of age or older at the time the member receives the treatment, scan, vaccination or screening referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) (as the case may be); and | (ii) | the member receives the treatment, scan, vaccination or screening referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) (as the case may be) other than as part of an approved treatment package; and |
| (b) | where the out-patient is the member’s spouse —(i) | the member and the member’s spouse are both 65 years of age or older at the time the member’s spouse receives the treatment, scan, vaccination or screening referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) (as the case may be); and | (ii) | the member’s spouse receives the treatment, scan, vaccination or screening referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) (as the case may be) other than as part of an approved treatment package. |
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(3) To avoid doubt, any amount that may be withdrawn under paragraph (1) is in addition to any amount that may be withdrawn in accordance with the withdrawal limits specified in regulations 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C and 19 (as the case may be) for the relevant treatment, scan, vaccination or screening referred to in paragraph (1). |
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Total limit for withdrawal under regulations 21B and 21C |
21D. The total amount that a member may withdraw under regulations 21B and 21C, in respect of all specified out-patient treatments and all treatments, scans, vaccinations and screenings referred to in regulation 21C(1), must not exceed $200 per patient per year.”. |
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