MediShield Life Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 27 Mar 2020

No. S 192

MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015

(ACT 4 OF 2015)

MediShield Life Scheme
(Amendment) Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations are the MediShield Life Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 622/2015) is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) For the purposes of paragraphs 19 and 20 of the Third Schedule —

(a)

“at-risk traveller” means an insured person who —

(i)	makes a relevant journey; and
(ii)	begins to show symptoms consistent with COVID‑19 infection before the end of the at‑risk traveller’s possible incubation period in relation to that relevant journey;

(b)

“COVID-19” means the infectious disease known as Coronavirus Disease 2019;

(c)

“possible incubation period”, in relation to each relevant journey of an at‑risk traveller, means a period starting upon the arrival in Singapore of the at‑risk traveller at the end of that relevant journey and ending on and including the 14th day after that day of arrival in Singapore;

(d)

subject to sub-paragraph (e), an insured person makes a relevant journey if —

(i)	the insured person leaves Singapore on or after 27 March 2020; and
(ii)	that insured person’s journey is against any travel advisory concerning the risk of COVID‑19 infection, issued by the Ministry of Health and published on the website of that Ministry, that is applicable to that journey; and

(e)

an insured person does not make a relevant journey if that insured person satisfies the Minister that the insured person had a compelling reason for undertaking the journey mentioned in sub‑paragraph (d) despite the travel advisory.”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

3. The Third Schedule to the MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015 is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 18, the following paragraphs:

“19. Any treatment, service or item received on or after 27 March 2020, for COVID-19 infection or otherwise, by an at‑risk traveller as an in‑patient while being treated for COVID‑19 infection.

20. Any treatment, service or item received on or after 27 March 2020 by an at‑risk traveller as an in‑patient where —

(a)	the admission is to test for suspected COVID‑19 infection;
(b)	the test is negative for COVID‑19 infection; and
(c)	the at-risk traveller does not need in‑patient treatment for any other medical condition.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 300/2018; S 465/2018; S 731/2018; S 190/2019; S 286/2019; S 866/2019]

Made on 27 March 2020.

CHAN YENG KIT

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/176A/2015/2 Vol. 10]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 34(4) of the MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015).

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