RSS / e-Bulletins
Promouvoir et développer la sécurité sociale à travers le monde.
Malaisie
| Population totale (Mio): | 27.9 |
| PNB per capita (USD): | 8209 |
Sickness and Maternity
Regulatory Framework
First law: 1951 (Employees Provident Fund Act).
Current law: 1991 (Employees Provident Fund Act 452 of 1 July), with 2007 Amendment (Act A1300).
Type of program: Provident fund system. Medical benefits only.
Current law: 1991 (Employees Provident Fund Act 452 of 1 July), with 2007 Amendment (Act A1300).
Type of program: Provident fund system. Medical benefits only.
Coverage
Cash sickness and maternity benefits: No coverage is provided.
Medical benefits: Private-sector employees and nonpensionable public-sector employees.
Voluntary coverage for household workers, self-employed persons, foreign workers, and pensionable public-sector employees.
Exclusions: Nomadic aborigines and prisoners or persons in rehabilitation centers or psychiatric hospitals.
Special system for public-sector employees.
Medical benefits: Private-sector employees and nonpensionable public-sector employees.
Voluntary coverage for household workers, self-employed persons, foreign workers, and pensionable public-sector employees.
Exclusions: Nomadic aborigines and prisoners or persons in rehabilitation centers or psychiatric hospitals.
Special system for public-sector employees.
Source of funds
Insured person: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Self-employed person: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Employer: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Government: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Self-employed person: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Employer: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Government: See source of funds (provident fund) under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.
Qualifying conditions
Cash sickness and maternity benefits: No cash benefits are provided.
Medical benefits: Covered by the provident fund.
Medical benefits: Covered by the provident fund.
Cash benefits for insured workers
Sickness benefit: No benefits are provided
Maternity benefit: No benefits are provided.
Maternity benefit: No benefits are provided.
Medical benefits for insured workers
Medical benefits: Fund members can withdraw savings from Account 2 to pay for medical treatment for a critical illness, if the employer does not provide full coverage for such treatment. The Employees Provident Fund Board provides a list of 36 designated critical illnesses.
Medical benefits for dependents
Medical benefits for dependents: Fund members can withdraw savings from Account 2 to pay for medical treatment for the following dependents: spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, and siblings. The covered critical illnesses are the same as for the fund member.
Administrative organization
Ministry of Finance (http://www.treasury.gov.my) provides general supervision for the program.
Deputy Secretary General (Policy)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance Complex, Presint 2
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62592 Putrajaya
Malaysia
Tel.: +(60) 3 8882 3993
Fax: +(60) 3 8882 4554
Employees Provident Fund (http://www.kwsp.gov.my), managed by a tripartite governing board, administers contributions and benefits and is responsible for investing members' funds.
Chief Executive Officer
Employees Provident Fund
Level 25,EPF Building
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel.: +(60) 3 2616 2212 (PR Department)
Fax: +(60) 3 2693 3224 (PR Department)
Deputy Secretary General (Policy)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance Complex, Presint 2
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62592 Putrajaya
Malaysia
Tel.: +(60) 3 8882 3993
Fax: +(60) 3 8882 4554
Employees Provident Fund (http://www.kwsp.gov.my), managed by a tripartite governing board, administers contributions and benefits and is responsible for investing members' funds.
Chief Executive Officer
Employees Provident Fund
Level 25,EPF Building
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel.: +(60) 3 2616 2212 (PR Department)
Fax: +(60) 3 2693 3224 (PR Department)
Réponse à la dernière enquête: 01 Juillet 2010
Dernière mise à jour AISS: 01 Juillet 2010
Taux de change: US$1.00 = 3.24 ringgits.