Get pre-approval for your planned medical treatment
Call our 24/7 hotline at 1800 8800 880 to request for pre-approval.
Have greater assurance with hassle-free claim pre-approval
Wouldn't it be reassuring if you could have certainty of your claim outcome before your planned medical treatment or hospitalisation? With pre-approval, you can have that assurance!
What's pre-approval?
Who's eligible?
Certainty of claim outcome
With the pre-approval* of your medical bill, you can have the assurance of your claim outcome and focus better on your journey to recovery. It’s a recommended procedure if you are seeking non-emergency specialist care under Singlife’s panel of private medical specialists.
Cashless and hassle-free
Focus on your recovery with cashless admission (subject to the approved amount) and paperless claims at any of our participating hospitals and clinics. The hospital/clinic will submit your claim directly to Singlife.
Higher coverage and benefits
Getting pre-approval* gets you increased benefits such as higher annual claim limit and extended coverage for your pre- and post-hospitalisation treatment benefit.
Follow this 3-step process for claim pre-approval
Get in touch with us
- Before proceeding with your planned admission or treatment, ask your private panel specialist to submit the Pre-authorisation Request Form (i.e. pre-approval request form) for you.
- If you prefer to handle it personally, you can call us at 1800 8800 880 with the necessary information.
- Request for pre-approval at least 5 working days but no more than 6 weeks before your planned admission.
Provide the following information:
- NRIC & name of the Life Assured
- Name of the doctor
- Name of the doctor's clinic
- Date of the planned admission/day surgery
- Name of the hospital/clinic for the admission/day surgery
Check that you meet the following criteria:
- The inpatient treatment or day surgery is done at a private hospital or private clinic in Singapore;
- The principal doctor must be from our panel of private specialists;
- You are required to make the request at least 5 working days before the admission date; and
- The admission date is within 6 weeks from the request date.
Consent for pre-authorisation request:
You declare and warrant that the information you have given is true, correct and complete and no material information has been withheld or omitted. You understand and agree that Singapore Life Ltd (“Singlife”) relies on the information and declarations you have given to evaluate the Life Assured’s pre-authorisation request. If Singlife becomes aware of a material fact which is untrue, incorrect or undisclosed, the Certificate of Pre-Authorisation will not be valid.
You authorise Singlife, its related corporations, service providers and third party administrators (“Representatives”) to ask any clinic, hospital, doctor, person or organisation and the clinic, hospital, doctor, person or organisation to disclose to Singlife and the Representatives, all information relating to any illness, injury, medical history, consultations, prescriptions or treatment concerning the Life Assured, and to furnish to Singlife and the Representatives copies of all the Life Assured’s hospital or medical records at any time for the purposes of evaluating, and processing the Life Assured’s pre-authorisation request and the Life Assured’s claims.
You consent to Singlife (and Singlife related group of companies) collecting, using, disclosing and transferring your personal data to Singlife (and Singlife related group of companies) and their respective third party service providers, reinsurers, suppliers or intermediaries, whether located in Singapore or elsewhere, for the purposes mentioned earlier.
Cashless admission with participating hospitals and clinics
If you require hospitalisation and/or surgery, pre-approval* of your claim will not only give you certainty of claimability, you can also enjoy cashless admission (subject to the approved amount) if you're receiving treatment at the following participating hospitals or clinics.
Private hospitals
Private clinics
Additional benefits with pre-approval*
Specialist at private hospital (with pre-approval*) |
Specialist at private hospital (without pre-approval*) |
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|---|---|---|
| Annual claim limit (For Singlife Shield Plan 1) | Up to S$2,000,000 | Up to S$1,000,000 |
| Pre-hospitalisation treatment benefit | As charged up to 180 days | As charged up to 90 days |
| Post-hospitalisation treatment benefit | As charged up to 365 days | As charged up to 180 days |
| Annual deductible for inpatient treatment (with Singlife Health Plus) | S$500 | S$1,000 |
| Annual deductible for day surgery (with Singlife Health Plus) | S$250 | S$500 |
Call us to request for pre-approval of your claim
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*Pre-approval is only applicable for inpatient treatment or day surgery in any of our participating private hospitals and clinics. For treatments at public hospitals, you may request for a Letter of Guarantee (LoG) for a waiver of admission deposit.
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