Government Hospitals (Fees) Rules

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Government Hospitals Act

(Chapter 119, Section 4(1))

Government Hospitals (Fees) Rules¹

¹Replaces R 1, 1993 Ed. (S 232/92).

R 1

REVISED EDITION 1993

(1st June 1993)

[1st June 1993]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Government Hospitals (Fees) Rules.

Definitions

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“non-resident” means a person who is not a resident of Singapore;

“permanent resident” includes a Singapore blue identity card holder or a person who holds an entry permit issued by the Controller of Immigration;

“private patient” means a patient of a visiting consultant in class A or B1 ward in a Government hospital;

“resident” means —

(a)	a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
(b)	a person below 18 years of age who is in possession of a student’s pass and whose father is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;
(c)	a holder of a work permit (other than a work permit which contains an endorsement by the issuing authority that the holder shall not be entitled to subsidised Government medical treatment) or an employment pass;
(d)	the wife or any child below 18 years of age of a person holding a work permit for a period of not less than 3 years where the wife or child is in possession of a visit pass and a letter from the Controller of Immigration confirming that the wife or child is a dependant of the work permit holder; or
(e)	a person below 12 years of age who is in possession of a Singapore birth certificate.

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