Medical benefits for civil servants retiring under EPF

Medical benefits for civil servants retiring under EPF

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants retiring under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme and their dependants are now eligible for free medical treatment at public hospitals, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

He said the benefit, made available under Section 6A(6) of the Pension Act 227/239, would cover civil servants retiring from both the federal and state governments as well as local governments and statutory bodies.

However, it will not cover those who resigned or left the service voluntarily.

“(The move) is in appreciation of the good service of public servants,” the Prime Minister said at the 12th National Civil Service Convention here yesterday.

Previously, only pensioners were eligible for the free treatment.

Najib said department heads and heads of service would also be given the flexibility to determine the methods used to assess their staff.

“(This is to) ensure that the assessment is relevant, comprehensive and suited to their needs,” he said, adding that this would replace the Competency Level Assessment (PTK) as announced under the Budget in October.

Later at the Prime Minister’s Department Service Excellence Awards event last night, Najib called on the civil service to continuously evaluate their existing systems and procedures and seek improvements to enable them to change with the times.

“This process of improvement must be a journey, not a destination. A journey without end,” he said.

Najib said 1Malaysia’s slogan “People First, Performance Now” was created as a reminder that the people were the main stakeholders of the Government.

He also noted that the Prime Minister’s Department had retained its four-star Financial Management Accountability Index, with five of its departments and agencies given five-star ratings each.

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