Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 14 May 2021

No. S 315

Central Provident Fund Act

(CHAPTER 36)

Central Provident Fund
(Medisave Account Withdrawals)
(Amendment No. 3) 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 No. 3) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 June 2021.

Amendment of regulation 21C

2. Regulation 21C of the Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations (Rg 17) is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “scan,” in paragraphs (2)(a)(i) and (ii) and (b)(i) and (ii) and (3), the word “test,”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 21D

3. Regulation 21D of the Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“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, tests, vaccinations, screenings and approved out‑patient parenteral nutrition mentioned in regulation 21C(1), must not exceed —

(a)	for the years 2015 to 2020 — $200 per patient per year;
(b)	for the year 2021 — $300 per patient, except that the total amount that may be withdrawn for all specified out‑patient treatments and all treatments, scans, tests, vaccinations, screenings and approved out‑patient parenteral nutrition mentioned in regulation 21C(1) received by the patient between 1 January 2021 and 31 May 2021 (both dates inclusive) must not exceed $200; and
(c)	for the year 2022 and every subsequent year — $300 per patient per year.”.

[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; S 131/2021; S 157/2021]

Made on 12 May 2021.

AUBECK KAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2021; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2020/3 Vol. 4]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).

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