No. S 857
Central Provident Fund Act
(CHAPTER 36)
Central Provident Fund
(Medisave Account Withdrawals —
Medical Insurance Premiums)
(Amendment) Regulations 2020
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1) of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Minister for Manpower, after consulting with the Central Provident Fund Board, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals — Medical Insurance Premiums) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 1 October 2020.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals — Medical Insurance Premiums) Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 626/2015) is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(a);
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraphs:
(c)the CareShield Life Scheme, in accordance with the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care (CSHL Scheme) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 849/2020); or
(d)a CareShield Life supplementary disability insurance policy, in accordance with the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care (Supplement Scheme) Regulations 2020 (G.N. No. S 850/2020).”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately before the definition of “medisave‑approved plan” in paragraph (3), the following definitions:
“ “CareShield Life Scheme” means the severe disability insurance scheme called the CareShield Life Scheme established by section 5 of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019);
“CareShield Life supplementary disability insurance policy” has the meaning given by the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care (Supplement Scheme) Regulations 2020;”.
Made on 29 September 2020.
AUBECK KAM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2020; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2020/9 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).