When an NSman sustains an injury due to an authorised activity
sanctioned by the Unit Commanding Officer during his In-Camp
Training (ICT), he is required to report the incident immediately
to his Unit S1/Manpower Officer and Unit Medical Officer (MO), so
that his unit can assist him in the filing of his injury report and
to provide him with the required treatment for his injury.
NSman is to provide the following, should he wish to submit his
bills incurred for the treatment of his service injury:
Upon the approval of his injury as attributable to service, the
NSman may be issued with an SI card, if it is certified by his
attending doctor that he would require long-term medical treatment
for his service injury. This SI card will provide him with fully
subsidised medical benefits at government/restructured hospitals
and polyclinics at his eligible ward for as long as he requires
it.
If NSman has incurred medical fees at government/restructured
hospitals and polyclinics for the treatment of his service injury
prior to the approval, he is to retain all original receipts,
certification from the doctor that the treatment is for his service
injury and other supporting documents to his payment of medical
fees. He may submit these documents to MINDEF/SAF Human Resource
Shared Services Centre (HRSSC) upon the approval of his service
injury for medical reimbursement. Do note that only medical fees
incurred at government/restructured hospitals and polyclinics are
reimbursable by MINDEF and he is to seek referral from doctors at
polyclinic, hospital's A&E or his Unit MO for treatments at
government/restructured hospitals.
If the NSman remains on continuous medical leave upon his ICT
due to his service injury, he may be eligible for ex-gratia payment
if it is certified by his employer that he is not receiving any
salary for the period of his medical leave for his service injury.
He is to provide a letter from his employer to inform MINDEF of
this and the amount that is to be reimbursed, together with
supporting documents.
This ex-gratia payment, which is meant to compensate NSman's
loss of income during the period of medical leave, will be paid in
a stepdown approach based on his civilian pay or an equivalent pay
of a regular serviceman, whichever higher. The ex-gratia payment
will cease upon the termination of his medical leave or the award
of his disability compensation, whichever earlier.
If it is certified by his attending Specialist that his service
injury has stabilised, the NSman is to inform his unit to request
for him to be reviewed by his Unit MO. He will be required to
complete an authorisation form to allow MINDEF to obtain a
Disability Assessment Report (DAR) from his attending Specialist on
his service injury. The hospital will take about 3 to 4 months to
revert with the DAR. Upon the receipt of the DAR with no further
query, he will be scheduled to attend a PD Board by Military
Medicine Institute (MMI) for the endorsement of the PD that has
been assessed by his attending Specialist for him to have suffered
as a result of his service injury. Upon the endorsement and
approval of his PD Board Outcome, MINDEF/SAF HRSC will then be able
to process his disability compensation. He will be informed of the
award of his lump sum disability compensation subsequently.