In-patient medical treatment in approved hospitals
5.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 4, where a member or his dependant has received medical treatment as an in-patient from an approved medical practitioner in an approved hospital, the amount that may be withdrawn by the member for payment of the treatment shall not exceed —
(a)
(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;
(ii)in a case involving one or more surgical operations —
(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
(B)the amount of operation fees for a maximum of 3 surgical procedures, involving not more than 2 anatomical systems and not more than 2 procedures within each system, which shall not exceed the lower of the following cap amounts:
(BA)the amount as determined by the Minister for Health for such operation or operations; or
(BB)a total of $5,000 (if he was admitted to the approved hospital before 1st June 2009) or $7,550 (if he was admitted to the approved hospital on or after 1st June 2009); or
(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(B)the amount that may be withdrawn under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), as the case may be;
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(b)the total expenditure for the medical treatment; or
(c)the total credit balance in the member’s medisave account,
whichever is the lowest.
(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.
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(3)  The total amount that may be withdrawn by a member for the payment of attendance fees of all approved medical practitioners under this regulation shall not exceed $50 for each day the member or his dependant is hospitalised, if the member or his dependant was admitted to the approved hospital before 1 November 2018.
(4)  Any withdrawal by a member under this regulation shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister for Health may impose.