No. S 131
Central Provident Fund Act
(CHAPTER 36)
Central Provident Fund
(Medisave Account Withdrawals)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1)(j) 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) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 March 2021.
Amendment of regulation 5
2.  Regulation 5 of the Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations (Rg 17) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —
(a)by deleting sub‑paragraph (i) of paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
(i)in a case not involving any surgical operation —
(A)if the member or his dependant was admitted to the approved hospital before 1 March 2021 — the relevant sum per day multiplied by the number of days he was hospitalised; and
(B)if the member or his dependant is admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 March 2021 — the aggregate of the following:
(BA)the relevant sum per day under paragraph (2)(d)(i) for the period of hospitalisation to which that relevant sum applies;
(BB)the relevant sum per day under paragraph (2)(d)(ii) for the period of hospitalisation to which that relevant sum applies;”;
(b)by deleting sub‑paragraph (A) of paragraph (1)(a)(ii) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
(A)the lower of the following:
(AA)the amount computed in accordance with sub‑paragraph (i)(A) or (B), whichever is applicable;
(AB)the actual total hospital charges; and”;
(c)by deleting sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
(iii)in a case involving radiosurgery treatment, the aggregate of the following amounts:
(A)an amount of $7,500 per course of treatment;
(B)the amount that may be withdrawn under sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii), as the case may be;”; and
(d)by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the relevant sum per day is —
(a)if the member or his dependant was admitted to the approved hospital before 1 April 2006 — $300;
(b)if the member or his dependant was admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 April 2006 but before 1 May 2007 — $400;
(c)if the member or his dependant was admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 May 2007 but before 1 March 2021 — $450; and
(d)if the member or his dependant is admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 March 2021 —
(i)for each of the first 2 days of hospitalisation during each admission — $550; and
(ii)for each of the third and subsequent days of hospitalisation during each admission — $400.”.
Amendment of regulation 16
3.  Regulation 16 of the principal Regulations is amended — 
(a)by deleting sub‑paragraph (A) of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
(A)the amount computed in accordance with paragraph (2A)(a) or (b), whichever is applicable; and”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:
(2A)  For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a)(ii)(A), the amount is —
(a)if the female member or female dependant was admitted to the approved hospital before 1 March 2021 — the relevant sum per day multiplied by the number of days she was hospitalised; and
(b)if the female member or female dependant is admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 March 2021 — the aggregate of the following:
(i)the relevant sum per day under paragraph (3)(d)(i) for the period of hospitalisation to which that relevant sum applies;
(ii)the relevant sum per day under paragraph (3)(d)(ii) for the period of hospitalisation to which that relevant sum applies.”; and
(c)by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:
(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (2A)(a) and (b)(i) and (ii), the relevant sum per day is —
(a)if the female member or female dependant was admitted to the approved hospital before 1 April 2006 — $300;
(b)if the female member or female dependant was admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 April 2006 but before 1 May 2007 — $400;
(c)if the female member or female dependant was admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 May 2007 but before 1 March 2021 — $450; and
(d)if the female member or female dependant is admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1 March 2021 —
(i)for each of the first 2 days of hospitalisation during each admission — $550; and
(ii)for each of the third and subsequent days of hospitalisation during each admission — $400.”.
Amendment of regulation 20
4.  Regulation 20 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “$150 per day” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “the relevant sum per day”;
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words “relevant sum” in paragraph (2), the words “per year”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraphs:
(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1), the relevant sum per day is —
(a)if the member or his dependant was admitted to an approved hospital before 1 March 2021, or is admitted to a designated hospital on or after 1 March 2021 — $150; and
(b)if the member or his dependant is admitted to an approved hospital (not being a designated hospital) on or after 1 March 2021 —
(i)for each of the first 2 days of hospitalisation during each admission — $550; and
(ii)for each of the third and subsequent days of hospitalisation during each admission — $150.
(4)  In paragraph (3), “designated hospital” means an approved hospital designated by the Minister charged with the responsibility for health.”.
Amendment of regulation 21
5.  Regulation 21 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “per treatment” in paragraph (1)(da) and substituting the words “per course of treatment”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after the words “relevant sum” in paragraph (2), the words “per day”.
Amendment of First Schedule
6.  Item 1 of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following item substituted therefor:
 
“1.Radiotherapy treatment
 
(a)External radiotherapy (except hemi‑body radiotherapy)
 
For course of treatment beginning before 1 June 1997
 
$60 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
 
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 June 1997
 
$80 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
(b)Brachy‑therapy with external radiotherapy
 
For course of treatment beginning before 1 June 1997
 
$150 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
 
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 June 1997 but before 1 March 2021
 
$300 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
 
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 March 2021
 
$360 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
(c)Brachy‑therapy without external radiotherapy
 
For course of treatment beginning before 1 June 1997
 
$300 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
 
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 June 1997
 
$360 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
(d)Superficial X‑ray
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 July 1990 but before 1 March 2021
 
$30 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
(e)Stereotactic radiotherapy for cancer
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 November 1999
 
$2,800 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.
 
(f)Hemi‑body radiotherapy
 
For course of treatment beginning on or after 1 March 2021
 
$80 per treatment or the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account, whichever is the lower.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 224/2007; S 527/2007; S 731/2007; S 149/2008; S 456/2008; S 682/2008; S 86/2009; S 239/2009; S 523/2009; S 659/2009; S 88/2010; S 118/2010; S 289/2010; S 548/2010; S 367/2011; S 725/2011; S 107/2013; S 482/2013; S 623/2013; S 427/2014; S 872/2014; S 177/2015; S 625/2015; S 377/2016; S 530/2016; S 723/2016; S 340/2017; S 789/2017; S 145/2018; S 341/2018; S 730/2018; S 787/2018; S 397/2019; S 200/2020; S 389/2020; S 855/2020; S 899/2020; S 1089/2020]
Made on 26 February 2021.
AUBECK KAM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2021; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2020/3 Vol. 3]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).