Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2012

No. S 251

Child Development Co-Savings Act

(CHAPTER 38A)

Child Development Co-Savings
(Amendment) Regulations 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 7 and 20 of the Child Development Co-Savings Act, MG (NS) Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2012.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Child Development Co-Savings Regulations (Rg 2) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “adoptive parent”, the following definition:

“ “allied health professional” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011 (Act 1 of 2011);”;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “approved institution” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “approved healthcare-related institution” means any pharmacy, assistive technology device provider or optical shop in respect of which approval has been granted to a person under regulation 11(4)(b);

“approved institution” means any approved educational or developmental institution, any approved medical institution or any approved healthcare-related institution;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “approved medical institution”, the following definition:

“ “assistive technology device” means any assistive, adaptive or rehabilitative device, equipment or software that assists a person who has a functional, physical or cognitive difficulty, disability or impairment;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “NETS”, the following definitions:

“ “optical appliance” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Optometrists and Opticians Act (Cap. 213A) and includes any contact lens substance;

“optical shop” means a business which is engaged in the retail sale of optical appliances and which is registered under any written law administered by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority;”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “parent”, the following definition:

“ “pharmacy” means any premises registered under section 37 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176);”.

Amendment of regulation 6

3. Regulation 6(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the Schedule” and substituting the words “the First Schedule”.

Amendment of regulation 9

4. Regulation 9(1) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i); and

(b)

by inserting, at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (a), the word “or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(iii)

an approved healthcare-related institution in connection with any healthcare-related product or service specified in the Second Schedule provided to the member or his sibling by the approved healthcare-related institution, unless, in the opinion of the Director, the product or service is not used for the health or healthcare of the member or his sibling;”.

Amendment of regulation 10

5. Regulation 10(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the Schedule” in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(A) and substituting the words “the First Schedule”.

Amendment of regulation 11

6. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Private Education Act 2009 (Act 21 of 2009)” in paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (9)(c)(iii) and substituting in each case the words “Private Education Act (Cap. 247A)”;

(b)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(a)(iii);

(c)

by deleting the comma 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)	any healthcare-related product or service specified in the Second Schedule provided by a pharmacy operated by the person which is registered under section 37 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) to carry on a retail pharmacy business, unless, in the opinion of the Director, the product or service is not used for the health or healthcare of the member or his sibling;
(d)	any healthcare-related product or service specified in the Second Schedule provided by an assistive technology device provider operated by the person, unless, in the opinion of the Director, the product or service is not used for the health or healthcare of the member or his sibling; or
(e)	any healthcare-related product or service specified in the Second Schedule provided by an optical shop, unless, in the opinion of the Director, the product or service is not used for the health or healthcare of the member or his sibling,”;

(d)

by deleting the words “or healthcare establishment for the purposes of the Scheme” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “, healthcare establishment, pharmacy, assistive technology device provider or optical shop for the purposes of the Scheme”;

(e)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (8)(a);

(f)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (8) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)	any pharmacy, assistive technology device provider or optical shop which is not an approved healthcare-related institution.”;

(g)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (9)(c)(iv); and

(h)

by deleting the comma at the end of sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (9)(c) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraphs:

“(vi)	being a pharmacy, ceases to be registered under section 37 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176);
(vii)	ceases to be an assistive technology device provider; or
(viii)	being an optical shop, ceases to be registered under the Business Registration Act (Cap. 32), the Companies Act (Cap. 50) or any other written law,”.

Renaming of Schedule and new Second Schedule

7. The principal Regulations are amended —

(a)

by renaming the existing Schedule as the First Schedule; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the First Schedule, the following Schedule:

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulations 9(1)(a) and 11(1)

Claimable items of
healthcare-related products and services

First column

Second column

Approved healthcare-related institution

Claimable healthcare-related product or service

1.	Assistive technology device provider

1.	Assistive technology device or accessory under the recommendation of a medical practitioner, allied health professional or social worker.

2.	Cost of maintenance or repair of assistive technology device.

3.	Professional assessment service in relation to the purchase, rental or loan of assistive technology device.

2.	Optical shop

1.	Optical appliance.

2.	Optical-related eye care product and service.

Pharmacy

1.	Medication prescribed by a medical practitioner or a pharmacist.

2.	Surgical product.

3.	Over-the-counter medication.

4.	Dermatological product.

5.	Vitamin and health supplements.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 603/2004; S 424/2005; S 769/2005; S 179/2007; S 644/2007; S 324/2008; S 550/2008; S 644/2009; S 573/2010; S 226/2011]

Made this 21st day of May 2012.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.

[132-20-549B; AG/LLRD/SL/38A/2010/1 Vol. 2]

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