﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/CMS/Content/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="/CMS/Content/rss.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 amendments</title><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/HSA2020?TransactionDate=20231211235959&amp;ViewType=Rss</link><description>Singapore Statutes Online RSS Feed</description><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part 1 PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 58 Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act</title><description>Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act The Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248) is repealed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable Healthcare Services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3(1), licensable healthcare service means any ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services First column Second column Appointed day Licensable healthcare service provided in healthcare esta...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensab...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part 1 PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applica...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - deleteElement</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including the premises and conveyances used for that purpose, so as to ensure the safety...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 4 Purpose of Act</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including — the modes by which healthcare services are provided and the premises and con...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</title><description>Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 9 Permanent premises, conveyances and service delivery mode to be approved</title><description>Permanent premises, conveyances and service delivery mode to be approved A licensee must not provide a licensable healthcare service — at any permanent premises in Singapore that i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr9A-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 9A Specified service to be approved</title><description>Specified service to be approved The Minister may prescribe a service of a medical or healthcare nature that is part of a licensable healthcare service as a specified service for t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director-General in accordance with this section. Act 11 of 2023 An application must — be i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director-General may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), gran...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11A-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11A Application for approval of permanent premises, conveyance and other service delivery mode</title><description>Application for approval of permanent premises, conveyance and other service delivery mode An application for approval of every permanent premises, conveyance or other service deli...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11B-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11B Grant of approval for permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode</title><description>Grant of approval for permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode After considering any application under section 11A, the Director-General may, subject to subsec...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11C-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11C Application for approval of specified service</title><description>Application for approval of specified service An application for approval to provide a specified service for a licensable healthcare service must — be made to the Director-General ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11D-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11D Grant of approval for specified services</title><description>Grant of approval for specified services After considering any application under section 11C, the Director-General may, subject to subsection (4) — on payment of an approval fee (i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr11E-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11E Validity of approvals under sections 11B and 11D</title><description>Validity of approvals under sections 11B and 11D Every approval granted under section 11B or 11D in relation to a licence is to continue in force for such period as may be specifie...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every approved permanent ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director-General may impose any conditions that the Director-General considers requisite or expe...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director-General to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(3...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — stop providing the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any approved permanent premises; using any appr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director-General prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, ex...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 18 Lapse of licence</title><description>Lapse of licence Unless expired or earlier revoked under section 20, a licence lapses — if the licensee is — an individual — on the date the licensee dies; or a partnership or body...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director-General may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsection...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director-General must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating that...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</title><description>Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Subjec...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 26 Ethics review of certain medical treatment</title><description>Ethics review of certain medical treatment This section applies only in relation to the provision of medical treatment of a prescribed category or description (called in this Act a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectly...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=P13A-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 3A ADVERTISEMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</title><description>ADVERTISEMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr31A-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 31A Advertisement of non-licensable healthcare services</title><description>Advertisement of non-licensable healthcare services Subject to subsection (2), a person (called in this section the advertiser) must not advertise, or cause to be advertised, any s...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr31B-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 31B Restrictions on use of protected title</title><description>Restrictions on use of protected title A person who advertises, or causes to be advertised a healthcare service and in the advertisement refers to any person who is not a specified...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr31C-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 31C Directions to rectify or withdraw advertisement</title><description>Directions to rectify or withdraw advertisement Where a person has contravened section 31A(1) or 31B(1) (whether or not an offence under section 31A(3) or 31B(2) is committed by th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</title><description>Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 33 Step-in order</title><description>Step-in order The Minister may make an order under this section (called a step‑in order) if — one or more licences of a designated licensee are suspended, revoked or surrendered; a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director-General’s decision under t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 57 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. In particular, the Minister may make regulations for any of the following: the duties a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the w...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable Healthcare Services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3(1), licensable healthcare service means any ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services First column Second column Appointed day Licensable healthcare service provided in healthcare esta...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part 1 PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable Healthcare Services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3(1), licensable healthcare service means any ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services First column Second column Appointed day Licensable healthcare service provided in healthcare esta...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - deleteElement</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including the premises and conveyances used for that purpose, so as to ensure the safety...</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 7 Administration of Act</title><description>Administration of Act The Director-General of Health is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act. Act 11 of 20...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director-General in accordance with this section. Act 11 of 2023 An application must — be ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director-General may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), gra...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every licensed premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director-General may impose any conditions that the Director-General considers requisite or exp...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director-General to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — provide the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any premises not specified in the licence; or using a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 16 Restriction on transfer of licence</title><description>Restriction on transfer of licence A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless — the licence...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director-General prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, e...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 19 Security deposit</title><description>Security deposit The Director-General may, upon granting a licence, require a licensee to give a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on the terms and conditions ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director-General may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsectio...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director-General must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating tha...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 22 Register of licensees</title><description>Register of licensees The Director-General must cause to be kept and maintained a register of licensees in the form and manner and containing the information that the Director-Gen...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 23 Key appointment holders</title><description>Key appointment holders Every licensee must ensure that — every key appointment holder of the licensee is in the opinion of the Director-General a suitable person to act in that c...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Every...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectl...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 36 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information The Director-General or an authorised officer may by notice require any licensee to provide, within a reasonable period or at the time or frequency, an...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 37 Publication of information</title><description>Publication of information The Director-General may publish, or cause to be published, in a form and manner determined by the Director-General , any information which the Director...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 38 Codes of practice</title><description>Codes of practice The Director-General may — issue one or more codes of practice applicable to all licensees or the licensees providing specified licensable healthcare services; a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 39 Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc.</title><description>Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc. The Director-General may give a direction to a licensee if the Director-General has reasonable grounds to beli...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 40 Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc.</title><description>Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc. The Director-General may give a direction to a section 25 licensee to do anything required in this section, within the ti...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 41 Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc.</title><description>Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc. The Director-General or an authorised officer may, at any time and without notice and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any p...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 42 Offence of obstructing, etc., Director-General or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc.</title><description>Offence of obstructing, etc., Director-General or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc. Any person that — refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders, impedes or del...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 47 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director-General may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director-General’s decision under ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 51 Confidentiality of information, etc.</title><description>Confidentiality of information, etc. Except in criminal proceedings for an offence under this Act, the Director-General and an authorised officer are not compellable in any procee...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 55 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against — the Director-General ; Act 11 of 2023 any authorised officer; any individual appointed under section...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensa...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director-General in accordance with this section. Act 11 of 2023 An application must — be ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director-General may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), gra...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every licensed premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director-General may impose any conditions that the Director-General considers requisite or exp...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director-General to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — provide the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any premises not specified in the licence; or using a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director-General prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, e...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director-General may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsectio...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director-General must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating tha...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Every...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectl...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director-General’s decision under ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensa...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for the regulation of healthcare services and other connected or incidental matters, to repeal the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Chapter 248 of the ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act is the Healthcare Services Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette .</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 3 Meanings of "healthcare service" and "licensable healthcare service"</title><description>Meanings of healthcare service and licensable healthcare service In this Act — healthcare service means any of the following services, whether or not provided for reward: assessme...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 4 Purpose of Act</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including the premises and conveyances used for that purpose, so as to ensure the safet...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 5 Government healthcare service not affected</title><description>Government healthcare service not affected This Act does not apply to or in relation to any healthcare service provided by the Government.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 6 Interface with other laws</title><description>Interface with other laws To avoid doubt, this Act does not affect the operation of any of the following: the Allied Health Professions Act; the Dental Registration Act; the Medic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 7 Administration of Act</title><description>Administration of Act The Director of Medical Services is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act. The Direct...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</title><description>LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020?ValidDate=20231218&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 8 Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed</title><description>Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person — is authorised to do so by a licence under t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 9 Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances</title><description>Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances A licensee that provides a licensable healthcare service at any premises that is not licensed premises, or uses any conveyance that ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director in accordance with this section. An application must — be in the form and manner ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), grant the l...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every licensed premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director may impose any conditions that the Director considers requisite or expedient having re...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(3)) with...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — provide the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any premises not specified in the licence; or using a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 16 Restriction on transfer of licence</title><description>Restriction on transfer of licence A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless — the licence...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, except up...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 18 Lapse of licence</title><description>Lapse of licence Unless expired or earlier revoked under section 20, a licence lapses — if the licensee is an individual — on the date the licensee dies; or if the licensee is a p...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 19 Security deposit</title><description>Security deposit The Director may, upon granting a licence, require a licensee to give a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on the terms and conditions and of t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsection (2) ag...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating that the Di...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 22 Register of licensees</title><description>Register of licensees The Director must cause to be kept and maintained a register of licensees in the form and manner and containing the information that the Director thinks fit....</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</title><description>SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 23 Key appointment holders</title><description>Key appointment holders Every licensee must ensure that — every key appointment holder of the licensee is in the opinion of the Director a suitable person to act in that capacity ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Every...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 25 Appointment of specified committees</title><description>Appointment of specified committees This section applies only to a licensee of a prescribed category or description. A section 25 licensee must appoint one or more specified commi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 26 Ethics review of certain medical treatment</title><description>Ethics review of certain medical treatment This section applies only in relation to the provision of medical treatment of a prescribed category or description (called in this Act ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 27 Record-keeping on healthcare service</title><description>Record-keeping on healthcare service A licensee must keep and maintain records, for the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, where the records are relevant to the monit...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 28 Approval of employment of individuals by certain licensees</title><description>Approval of employment of individuals by certain licensees A licensee that provides a licensable healthcare service that is prescribed for the purposes of this section (called in ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectl...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 31 Advertisement of licensable healthcare services</title><description>Advertisement of licensable healthcare services A person must not advertise, or cause to be advertised, a licensable healthcare service unless the person — is a licensee authorise...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</title><description>STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 32 Application of this Part</title><description>Application of this Part This Part applies only in relation to a licensee of a prescribed category or description (called in this Part a designated licensee).</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 33 Step-in order</title><description>Step-in order The Minister may make an order under this section (called a step‑in order) if — one or more licences of a designated licensee are suspended, revoked or surrendered; ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 34 Duration of step-in order or expedited step-in order</title><description>Duration of step-in order or expedited step-in order The Minister may revoke a step‑in order or an expedited step-in order at any time. The appointment of a step‑in operator in re...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 35 Rules and saving for step-in arrangements</title><description>Rules and saving for step-in arrangements The Minister may make rules to give effect to this Part, including making provision for applying, omitting or modifying provisions of any...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 5 ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE</title><description>ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 36 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information The Director or an authorised officer may by notice require any licensee to provide, within a reasonable period or at the time or frequency, and in the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 37 Publication of information</title><description>Publication of information The Director may publish, or cause to be published, in a form and manner determined by the Director, any information which the Director or an authorised...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 38 Codes of practice</title><description>Codes of practice The Director may — issue one or more codes of practice applicable to all licensees or the licensees providing specified licensable healthcare services; approve a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 39 Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc.</title><description>Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc. The Director may give a direction to a licensee if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that — there...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 40 Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc.</title><description>Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc. The Director may give a direction to a section 25 licensee to do anything required in this section, within the time and i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 41 Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc.</title><description>Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc. The Director or an authorised officer may, at any time and without notice and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 42 Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc.</title><description>Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc. Any person that — refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders, impedes or delays, the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 43 False or misleading statements, information or documents</title><description>False or misleading statements, information or documents A person that, in relation to any matter under this Act — makes any statement, or provides any information or document, th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 44 Disposal of articles, documents, substances, etc.</title><description>Disposal of articles, documents, substances, etc. Any article, substance or document produced, detained or seized under this Act must — where the article, substance or document is...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 45 Offences by corporations</title><description>Offences by corporations Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr46-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 46 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships</title><description>Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated assoc...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 47 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of havin...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 6 APPEALS</title><description>APPEALS</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director’s decision under that sec...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 49 Appeal Advisory Board</title><description>Appeal Advisory Board The Minister may, before deciding an appeal under section 48, refer the appeal (called in this section the referred appeal) to an Appeal Advisory Board estab...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 50 Minister may designate others to hear appeals</title><description>Minister may designate others to hear appeals The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal or a specific appe...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 51 Confidentiality of information, etc.</title><description>Confidentiality of information, etc. Except in criminal proceedings for an offence under this Act, the Director and an authorised officer are not compellable in any proceedings to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr52-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 52 Service of documents</title><description>Service of documents A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section. A document permitted or required by ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr53-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 53 General exemption</title><description>General exemption The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , exempt any person, premises or conveyance or any class of persons, premises or conveyances, from all or any of the pr...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 54 Jurisdiction of courts</title><description>Jurisdiction of courts Despite the Criminal Procedure Code, a District Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full penalty or punishm...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 55 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against — the Director; any authorised officer; any individual appointed under section 7(5) to assist the Dire...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 56 Amendment of Schedules</title><description>Amendment of Schedules The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , amend the First or Second Schedule. In making an order under subsection (1), the Minister may include provisions...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 57 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. In particular, the Minister may make regulations for any of the following: the duties ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 58 Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act</title><description>Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act The Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248) is repealed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 60 Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Saving and transitional provisions Subject to the adaptations provided in the Third Schedule, this Act applies to and in relation to — the provision of any licensable healthcare s...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable Healthcare Services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3, licensable healthcare service means any of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services First column Second column Appointed day Licensable healthcare service provided in healthcare est...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensa...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20220103?ValidDate=20220103&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date o...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applic...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 7 Administration of Act</title><description>Administration of Act The Director of Medical Services is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act. The Direct...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director in accordance with this section. An application must — be in the form and manner ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), grant the l...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every licensed premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director may impose any conditions that the Director considers requisite or expedient having re...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(3)) with...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — provide the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any premises not specified in the licence; or using a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 16 Restriction on transfer of licence</title><description>Restriction on transfer of licence A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless — the licence...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, except up...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 19 Security deposit</title><description>Security deposit The Director may, upon granting a licence, require a licensee to give a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on the terms and conditions and of t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsection (2) ag...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating that the Di...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 22 Register of licensees</title><description>Register of licensees The Director must cause to be kept and maintained a register of licensees in the form and manner and containing the information that the Director thinks fit....</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 23 Key appointment holders</title><description>Key appointment holders Every licensee must ensure that — every key appointment holder of the licensee is in the opinion of the Director a suitable person to act in that capacity ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Every...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectl...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 36 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information The Director or an authorised officer may by notice require any licensee to provide, within a reasonable period or at the time or frequency, and in the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 37 Publication of information</title><description>Publication of information The Director may publish, or cause to be published, in a form and manner determined by the Director, any information which the Director or an authorised...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 38 Codes of practice</title><description>Codes of practice The Director may — issue one or more codes of practice applicable to all licensees or the licensees providing specified licensable healthcare services; approve a...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 39 Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc.</title><description>Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc. The Director may give a direction to a licensee if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that — there...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 40 Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc.</title><description>Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc. The Director may give a direction to a section 25 licensee to do anything required in this section, within the time and i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 41 Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc.</title><description>Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc. The Director or an authorised officer may, at any time and without notice and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 42 Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc.</title><description>Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc. Any person that — refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders, impedes or delays, the...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 47 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of havin...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director’s decision under that sec...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 51 Confidentiality of information, etc.</title><description>Confidentiality of information, etc. Except in criminal proceedings for an offence under this Act, the Director and an authorised officer are not compellable in any proceedings to...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 55 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against — the Director; any authorised officer; any individual appointed under section 7(5) to assist the Dire...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20221101?ValidDate=20221101&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensa...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</title><description>LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 9 Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances</title><description>Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances A licensee that provides a licensable healthcare service at any premises that is not licensed premises, or uses any conveyance that ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 18 Lapse of licence</title><description>Lapse of licence Unless expired or earlier revoked under section 20, a licence lapses — if the licensee is an individual — on the date the licensee dies; or if the licensee is a p...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</title><description>SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 26 Ethics review of certain medical treatment</title><description>Ethics review of certain medical treatment This section applies only in relation to the provision of medical treatment of a prescribed category or description (called in this Act ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</title><description>STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 33 Step-in order</title><description>Step-in order The Minister may make an order under this section (called a step‑in order) if — one or more licences of a designated licensee are suspended, revoked or surrendered; ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 57 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. In particular, the Minister may make regulations for any of the following: the duties ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable Healthcare Services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3, licensable healthcare service means any of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Appointed Day for Licensable Healthcare Services First column Second column Appointed day Licensable healthcare service provided in healthcare est...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230501?ValidDate=20230501&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 4 Purpose of Act</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including the premises and conveyances used for that purpose, so as to ensure the safet...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Act/HSA2020/Historical/20230626?ValidDate=20230626&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 58 Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act</title><description>Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act The Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248) is repealed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=al-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Long Title</title><description>An Act to provide for the regulation of healthcare services and other connected or incidental matters, to repeal the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Chapter 248 of the 1...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=aw-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Enacting Formula</title><description>Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 1 PRELIMINARY</title><description>Part 1 PRELIMINARY</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 1 Short title and commencement</title><description>Short title and commencement This Act is the Healthcare Services Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette .</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 2 General interpretation</title><description>General interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — applicant means a person making an application; application , in relation to a licence, means an applica...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 3 Meanings of "healthcare service" and "licensable healthcare service"</title><description>Meanings of healthcare service and licensable healthcare service In this Act — healthcare service means any of the following services, whether or not provided for reward: assessmen...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr4-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 4 Purpose of Act</title><description>Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to regulate the provision of healthcare services, including the premises and conveyances used for that purpose, so as to ensure the safety...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr5-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 5 Government healthcare service not affected</title><description>Government healthcare service not affected This Act does not apply to or in relation to any healthcare service provided by the Government.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr6-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 6 Interface with other laws</title><description>Interface with other laws To avoid doubt, this Act does not affect the operation of any of the following: the Allied Health Professions Act; the Dental Registration Act; the Medica...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr7-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 7 Administration of Act</title><description>Administration of Act The Director of Medical Services is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act. The Directo...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</title><description>Part 2 LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr8-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 8 Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed</title><description>Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person — is authorised to do so by a licence under th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr9-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 9 Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances</title><description>Unlicensed premises and unlicensed conveyances A licensee that provides a licensable healthcare service at any premises that is not licensed premises, or uses any conveyance that i...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr10-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 10 Application for licence</title><description>Application for licence Every application for the grant of a licence must be made to the Director in accordance with this section. An application must — be in the form and manner t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr11-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 11 Grant or renewal of licence</title><description>Grant or renewal of licence After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Director may — on payment of a licence fee or renewal fee (if prescribed), grant the li...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr12-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 12 Form and validity of licence</title><description>Form and validity of licence Every licence must — state the licensable healthcare service that the licensee is authorised by the licence to provide; state every licensed premises a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 13 Licence conditions</title><description>Licence conditions In granting a licence to any person or renewing any licence, the Director may impose any conditions that the Director considers requisite or expedient having reg...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 14 Modifying conditions of licence</title><description>Modifying conditions of licence Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director to modify the conditions of a licence (except the condition mentioned in section 13(3)) witho...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 15 Amendment of licence</title><description>Amendment of licence A licensee that intends to — provide the licensable healthcare service to which the licence relates — at any premises not specified in the licence; or using an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 16 Restriction on transfer of licence</title><description>Restriction on transfer of licence A licence, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the licence, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless — the licence ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 17 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence</title><description>Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence A licensee must not, without giving the Director prior notice — wholly and permanently stop, except upo...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr18-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 18 Lapse of licence</title><description>Lapse of licence Unless expired or earlier revoked under section 20, a licence lapses — if the licensee is an individual — on the date the licensee dies; or if the licensee is a pa...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr19-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 19 Security deposit</title><description>Security deposit The Director may, upon granting a licence, require a licensee to give a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on the terms and conditions and of th...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr20-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 20 Regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Regulatory action against licensees, etc. Subject to this section and section 21, the Director may, without compensation, take any regulatory action described in subsection (2) aga...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr21-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 21 Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc.</title><description>Procedure for regulatory action against licensees, etc. Before exercising any power under section 20, the Director must give notice to the licensee concerned — stating that the Dir...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr22-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 22 Register of licensees</title><description>Register of licensees The Director must cause to be kept and maintained a register of licensees in the form and manner and containing the information that the Director thinks fit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P13-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</title><description>Part 3 SPECIAL DUTIES OF LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr23-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 23 Key appointment holders</title><description>Key appointment holders Every licensee must ensure that — every key appointment holder of the licensee is in the opinion of the Director a suitable person to act in that capacity i...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr24-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 24 Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee</title><description>Appointment of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officer by licensee Every licensee must appoint a suitably qualified individual as the licensee’s Principal Officer. Every ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr25-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 25 Appointment of specified committees</title><description>Appointment of specified committees This section applies only to a licensee of a prescribed category or description. A section 25 licensee must appoint one or more specified commit...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr26-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 26 Ethics review of certain medical treatment</title><description>Ethics review of certain medical treatment This section applies only in relation to the provision of medical treatment of a prescribed category or description (called in this Act a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr27-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 27 Record-keeping on healthcare service</title><description>Record-keeping on healthcare service A licensee must keep and maintain records, for the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, where the records are relevant to the monito...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr28-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 28 Approval of employment of individuals by certain licensees</title><description>Approval of employment of individuals by certain licensees A licensee that provides a licensable healthcare service that is prescribed for the purposes of this section (called in t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr29-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 29 Use of term or name</title><description>Use of term or name Subject to subsection (2), a licensee — must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that incorrectly...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr30-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 30 Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes</title><description>Use of licensed premises or licensed conveyance for other purposes Subject to subsection (3), a licensee must not use, or allow any other person to use, the whole or any part of an...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr31-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 31 Advertisement of licensable healthcare services</title><description>Advertisement of licensable healthcare services A person must not advertise, or cause to be advertised, a licensable healthcare service unless the person — is a licensee authorised...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P14-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</title><description>Part 4 STEP-IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR DESIGNATED LICENSEES</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr32-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 32 Application of this Part</title><description>Application of this Part This Part applies only in relation to a licensee of a prescribed category or description (called in this Part a designated licensee).</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr33-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 33 Step-in order</title><description>Step-in order The Minister may make an order under this section (called a step‑in order) if — one or more licences of a designated licensee are suspended, revoked or surrendered; a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr34-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 34 Duration of step-in order or expedited step-in order</title><description>Duration of step-in order or expedited step-in order The Minister may revoke a step‑in order or an expedited step-in order at any time. The appointment of a step‑in operator in rel...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr35-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 35 Rules and saving for step-in arrangements</title><description>Rules and saving for step-in arrangements The Minister may make rules to give effect to this Part, including making provision for applying, omitting or modifying provisions of any ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P15-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 5 ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE</title><description>Part 5 ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr36-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 36 Power to obtain information</title><description>Power to obtain information The Director or an authorised officer may by notice require any licensee to provide, within a reasonable period or at the time or frequency, and in the ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr37-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 37 Publication of information</title><description>Publication of information The Director may publish, or cause to be published, in a form and manner determined by the Director, any information which the Director or an authorised ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr38-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 38 Codes of practice</title><description>Codes of practice The Director may — issue one or more codes of practice applicable to all licensees or the licensees providing specified licensable healthcare services; approve as...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr39-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 39 Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc.</title><description>Directions concerning health, safety or welfare of individuals, etc. The Director may give a direction to a licensee if the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that — there ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr40-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 40 Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc.</title><description>Directions relating to quality assurance committees, etc. The Director may give a direction to a section 25 licensee to do anything required in this section, within the time and in...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr41-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 41 Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc.</title><description>Powers of entry, inspection and search, etc. The Director or an authorised officer may, at any time and without notice and without warrant, enter, inspect and search any premises o...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr42-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 42 Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc.</title><description>Offence of obstructing, etc., Director or authorised officer in exercise of powers, etc. Any person that — refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders, impedes or delays, the ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr43-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 43 False or misleading statements, information or documents</title><description>False or misleading statements, information or documents A person that, in relation to any matter under this Act — makes any statement, or provides any information or document, tha...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr44-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 44 Disposal of articles, documents, substances, etc.</title><description>Disposal of articles, documents, substances, etc. Any article, substance or document produced, detained or seized under this Act must — where the article, substance or document is ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr45-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 45 Offences by corporations</title><description>Offences by corporations Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evid...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr46-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 46 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships</title><description>Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated associ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr47-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 47 Composition of offences</title><description>Composition of offences The Director may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P16-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 6 APPEALS</title><description>Part 6 APPEALS</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr48-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 48 Appeals to Minister</title><description>Appeals to Minister The former holder of a licence revoked under section 20(2)(a ) (called the appellant) may appeal to the Minister against the Director’s decision under that sect...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr49-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 49 Appeal Advisory Board</title><description>Appeal Advisory Board The Minister may, before deciding an appeal under section 48, refer the appeal (called in this section the referred appeal) to an Appeal Advisory Board establ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr50-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 50 Minister may designate others to hear appeals</title><description>Minister may designate others to hear appeals The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal or a specific appea...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=P17-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS</title><description>Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr51-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 51 Confidentiality of information, etc.</title><description>Confidentiality of information, etc. Except in criminal proceedings for an offence under this Act, the Director and an authorised officer are not compellable in any proceedings to ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr52-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 52 Service of documents</title><description>Service of documents A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section. A document permitted or required by t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr53-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 53 General exemption</title><description>General exemption The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , exempt any person, premises or conveyance or any class of persons, premises or conveyances, from all or any of the pro...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr54-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 54 Jurisdiction of courts</title><description>Jurisdiction of courts Despite the Criminal Procedure Code, a District Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full penalty or punishme...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr55-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 55 Protection from personal liability</title><description>Protection from personal liability No liability shall lie personally against — the Director; any authorised officer; any individual appointed under section 7(5) to assist the Direc...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr56-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 56 Amendment of Schedules</title><description>Amendment of Schedules The Minister may, by order in the Gazette , amend the First or Second Schedule. In making an order under subsection (1), the Minister may include provisions ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr57-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 57 Regulations</title><description>Regulations The Minister may make regulations for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. In particular, the Minister may make regulations for any of the following: the duties a...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr58-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 58 Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act</title><description>Repeal of Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act The Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (Cap. 248) is repealed.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr59-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 59 Consequential and related amendments to other Acts</title><description>Consequential and related amendments to other Acts Section 2(1) of the CareShield Life and Long‑Term Care Act 2019 (Act 26 of 2019) is amended by inserting, immediately after the w...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=pr60-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - 60 Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Saving and transitional provisions Subject to the adaptations provided in the Third Schedule, this Act applies to and in relation to — the provision of any licensable healthcare se...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=Sc1-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - First Schedule Licensable healthcare services</title><description>Sections 3(1) and 56(4) Licensable healthcare services For the purposes of the definition of licensable healthcare service in section 3, licensable healthcare service means any of ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=Sc2-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Second Schedule Meaning of "Appointed Day"</title><description>Section 56(3) and First Schedule Meaning of Appointed Day First column Second column 1.	Clinical laboratory (a )	Clinical laboratory service (b )	Radiological laboratory service Fi...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=Sc3-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Third Schedule Saving and transitional provisions</title><description>Section 60(1) and (3) Saving and transitional provisions Subject to sub‑paragraph (2), where immediately before the appointed day for a licensable healthcare service — the licensab...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><link>https://sso.agc.gov.sg//Acts-Supp/3-2020/Published?DocDate=20200312&amp;ProvIds=xv-</link><title>Healthcare Services Act 2020 - Legislative History</title><description>This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. It is not part of the Act. Act 3 of 2020 Healthcare Services Act 2020 Date of...</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>