{"id":8742,"date":"2023-11-07T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=8742"},"modified":"2023-11-08T00:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:04:22","slug":"what-employers-need-to-know-about-the-mandatory-primary-care-plan-pcp-for-foreign-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/what-employers-need-to-know-about-the-mandatory-primary-care-plan-pcp-for-foreign-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Employers Need To Know About The Mandatory Primary Care Plan (PCP) For Foreign Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From April 1, 2022 employers hiring migrant workers who live in dormitories or work in the Construction, Manufacturing or Process (CMP) sectors must buy a Primary Care Plan (PCP) for their workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The article lists the key details that employers should take note of this new mandatory requirement from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Also: Foreign Worker Quota In Singapore: What Is It And How To Calculate It For Your Business<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primary Care Plan Provides Integrated Healthcare Services To Migrant Workers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of the primary care plan (PCP) is to provide migrant workers in the construction, manufacturing and process sectors with affordable and accessible healthcare services near their place of residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PCP complements and does not replace the current mandatory medical insurance requirement for an employer to buy and maintain medical insurance coverage of at least $15,000 per year for each Work Permit holder for inpatient care and day surgery, including hospital bills for conditions that may not be work related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative also supports the government\u2019s proactive public health surveillance to minimize the risk of future disease outbreaks in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Benefits Of PCP Include No Limit On The Acute\/Chronic Consultations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the benefits of the PCP is that there is no limit or cap to the number of acute\/chronic consultations that migrant workers can seek at MOM Medical Centres, Telemedicine or Mobile Clinical Teams. Workers can receive treatment for simple procedures such as the removal of foreign body, wound dressing, toilet and suturing and therapeutic injections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For workers who choose to seek tele-consultation, they can receive their medication on the same day, if the consultation was given between 8 am and 5.59 pm. For the tele-consultation sought after 6 pm to 7.59 am, the medication would be delivered by 12 pm on the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workers will only be required to pay the operators an additional medical treatment fee of $5 for each visit to the medical centre and $2 for each telemedicine service.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other services include one statutory medical examination for work permit application or renewal, which includes a medical consultation, physical and clinical examination, chest x-ray, and blood tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the statutory medical examination, one annual basic health screening is also provided under the PCP that includes a physical examination and a mental health assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, migrant workers are also provided with scheduled transportation to and from the medical centre within the sector. This includes the provision of ambulance and other special transport services to other medical facilities, if need be.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Anchor Operators Appointed To Run Medical Centres In 6 Locations Around Singapore<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Singapore was carved out into six geographical locations under the Primary Care Healthcare system and four service providers were appointed to operate the medical centres in these six sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four anchor operators are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n