ACCREDITATION OF CLINICS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS UNDER CHRONIC DISEASES MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

NOTICE PAPER NO. 226

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 6 NOVEMBER 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 808

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) what criteria the Ministry takes into account to accredit clinics for submission of MediSave claims for mental health treatments under the Chronic Diseases Management Programme (CDMP); and (b) whether the Ministry has considered allowing one-off claims from these accredited providers for mental health treatments not under the CDMP.

Answer

1        General Practitioners (GPs) must be part of the Mental Health General Practitioner Partnership (MHGPP) programme, to be accredited to submit MediSave claims for mental health treatments under the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP).  The MHGPP programme ensures that GPs have the adequate training and experience to manage patients with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the community. All GPs can apply to this programme, as long as they have the necessary qualifications or clinical experience in mental healthcare.

2        Mental health conditions beyond the CDMP are not MediSave claimable. However, patients may still receive subsidies of up to 75% at polyclinics and specialist outpatient clinics for such non-CDMP conditions. Patients aged 60 years and above can also tap on Flexi-MediSave to pay for these treatments and medications, up to the prevailing withdrawal limit.