A doctor in Singapore has been barred from submitting claims on behalf of individuals under the Community Health Assist Scheme( CHAS ), MediSave, and MediShield Life. The doctor is accused of cheating and nbsp, as well as national health care organizations and sexual offenses. & nbsp,
Dr. Lim Yong Chin was removed from the list of approved medical practitioners under the MediSave and MediShield Life schemes, according to the Ministry of Health( MOH ), which issued a notice of interim suspension of approval on Monday.
He is not permitted to make any claims on behalf of his people under CHAS, MediSave, or MediShield Life for any medical care and services while the suspension is in effect. & nbsp,
The Access Medical Clinics group & nbsp’s founder and director were charged with several offenses in court in February. These include 15 counts of defrauding at least three youth of sexual offences and nbsp, as well as the National Healthcare Group and SingHealth Polyclinics, into paying CHAS grants for false promises. & nbsp,
Dr. Lim can continue to supply health care, according to MOH on Wednesday,” as long as his register with and his practising license issued by the Singapore Medical Council remain true.” & nbsp,
His suspension will begin on September 19 until the outcome of the criminal investigation into his stealing offenses, according to MOH.
For” serious non-compliance” with subsidies, MOH suspended 10 Access Medical group facilities from the CHAS scheme about four years ago.
Low – to middle-income Singaporeans and those from the pioneer generation receive subsidies from CHAS at more than 1, 000 participating general practitioner ( GP ) clinics and 700 dental offices across the island.
It stated that” MOH takes a serious view of false claims and will not hesitate to take action where non-compliance is discovered.”
We remind medical practitioners to maintain a high level of competence and follow the Ethical Code and Guidelines established by the Singapore Medical Council.