General waiting period | 3 months | |
Upgrading package | 3 months (must remain for 12months before upgrading) | |
Hospitalisation | 6 months | |
Dental | 6 months | |
Pre-existing chronic disease medication | 6 months | |
Specialist treatment | 6 months | |
MRI & CT scans, Radiology, Nuclear medicine | 6 months | |
Elective surgery | 6 months with authorization | |
Orthopeadic appliances | 6 months (wheel chair excluded) | |
Maternity | 9 months | |
Geriatric nursing homes | 12 months | |
Downgrading package | 12 months | |
Foreign Treatment | 12 months | |
Optical appliances & cataract extraction | 12 months, then 24months for subsequent collection of spectacles | |
Haemodialysis | 24 months | |
Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy | 24 months | |
Internal and External prosthesis | 24 months | |
Orthodontic and periodontic | 3 years | |
Waiting periods apply but may be amended at board discretion for corporates who have 50 principal members and above.