Government Hospitals (Fees) Rules - Singapore Statutes Online

Government Hospitals Act

(Chapter 119, Section 4(1))

Government Hospitals (Fees) Rules

R 1

REVISED EDITION 1998

(15th September 1998)

[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 —

“Director” means the Director, Pharmaceutical Department, Ministry of Health;

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

“non-standard drug” means any drug not being a standard drug or a standard drug (List II);

“permanent resident” includes a person who holds a Singapore blue identity card or 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 the age of 18 years 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 the age of 18 years 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 the age of 12 years who is in possession of a Singapore birth certificate;

“"standard drug" and “standard drug (List II)” ” means any drug for the time being classified as such by the Pharmaceutical Department of the Ministry of Health.

Fees

3.—(1) Subject to these Rules, the fees payable by all residents for the matters set out in the first column of the Schedule shall be as specified in the second column thereof.

(2) Class B1, B2 and C patients shall pay the fees chargeable under item 9 of the Schedule at 85%, 34% and 19%, respectively, of the Class A fees subject to the following minimum and maximum fees payable by Class B2 and C patients:

Class B2

Class C

(a) Alexandra Hospital

$6 (minimum)

$260 (maximum) per admission

$170 (maximum) per admission

(b) Woodbridge Hospital and View Road Hospital

$6 (minimum)

$240 (maximum) per admission or per month or part thereof, whichever is applicable

$150 (maximum) per admission or per month or part thereof, whichever is applicable.

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(3) A person who is treated as an outpatient shall —

(a)	in respect of a private consultation case, pay the fees chargeable under these Rules at class A rates; and
(b)	in respect of a subsidised case, pay the fees chargeable at class B2 rates, except for those items the subsidised rates of which are set out in the second column of the Schedule.

Non-resident patients

4.—(1) A non-resident who is treated as an inpatient in a hospital shall pay the fees chargeable under these Rules at class A rates, except the daily ward fee which shall be in accordance with the class of ward to which he is admitted.

(2) A non-resident shall, in addition to the fees payable under paragraph (1), pay a surcharge of 30% on the total hospital bill.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and item 1 of the Schedule, the daily class C and class B2 ward fees for non-residents shall be twice the daily class C and class B2 ward fees for residents.

(4) A non-resident who is treated as an outpatient in a specialist outpatient clinic shall pay the fees as specified in the second column of the Schedule at private consultation rates in addition to a surcharge of 30% of the fees.

(5) A non-resident who receives vaccination, immunisation and special services or basic screenings at Public Health Clinics shall pay a surcharge of 30% in addition to the fees specified in item 21 (a), (b) or (c) or 23(1)(c)(vi) of the second column of the Schedule.

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