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MediSave and MediShield Life Accreditation Criteria for Medical and Dental Practitioners
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Only Applicants with a valid practising certificate issued by the Singapore Medical Council
under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) or the Singapore Dental Council under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76)
(as applicable) should apply to be approved by the Minister for Health or such other person as he may appoint for the purposes of
the Central Provident Fund (MediSave Account Withdrawals) Regulations (“MAWR”) and MediShield Life Scheme Regulations 2015 (“MLSR”).
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Further, please note that the Government has the sole and absolute discretion to accept or reject an Applicant’s application
to be approved by the Minister under the MAWR and MLSR. The applications will be assessed based on various criteria,
including but not limited to the following (as applicable):
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whether the Applicant has a valid Licence to carry out the procedures and treatments to be claimed under the MediSave and MediShield Life Schemes;
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whether the Applicant is in breach or suspected to be in breach of:
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the terms and conditions of any public scheme administered by the Government or its appointed agents, including public schemes administered by MOH (i.e. as described in clause 3(b) of the MediShield Life Scheme (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2017;
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any health service licensing legislation and regulations, including the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) or the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76); and/or
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all applicable laws and legislation (including the CPF Act, the MAWR and MLSR), and all prevailing relevant guidelines and requirements issued or imposed by MOH, including but not limited to the guidelines and requirements in the MediSave Manual and circulars;
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whether the Applicant has a satisfactory track record under any applicable legislation or MOH healthcare financing or assistance schemes, including but not limited to:
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whether the Applicant owe any monies to the Government and/or have not completed their remedial actions for breaches in relation to any Government healthcare financing or assistance schemes;
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whether the Applicant was/is management and/or personnel/staff of a clinic suspended or terminated from any Government healthcare financing or assistance schemes, whether in the past or present;
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whether the Applicant had any involvement or suspected involvement in the following, whether past or present:
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conviction of an offence, or found by the relevant professional board (Singapore Medical Council or Singapore Dental Council) to be guilty of misconduct involving dishonesty or fraud;
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suspended or struck off the register maintained by the SMC or the SDC (as the case may be);
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engaged or engaging in over-servicing or over-charging his patients (as determined by the Government in its sole discretion); and/or
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investigation by the Government and/or other relevant authorities relating to the MediSave and MediShield Life Scheme, dishonesty and/or fraud.
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whether the Applicant is deemed fit and proper person (as assessed by the Government) for the Applicant to be accredited for purposes of the MediSave and MediShield Life Schemes.
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