Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Jul 2017

No. S 430

Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act

(CHAPTER 248)

Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, the Minister for Health makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 1 August 2017.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “registered nurse” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:

“ “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.”.

Amendment of regulation 25

3. Regulation 25 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraph:

“(7A) Where the licensee of a nursing home is unable to comply with paragraph (7) because the 48‑hour period after the admission of a patient does not include a working day, the licensee must ensure that the patient admitted to the nursing home is reviewed by a medical practitioner no later than the next working day after the end of the 48‑hour period.”.

Amendment of Sixth Schedule

4. Item 4 of the Sixth Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following item substituted therefor:

“

4.	The following licensed medical clinics:

(a)	every licensed medical clinic that is operated as a polyclinic

(b)	National Skin Centre

(c)	Student Health Centre

(a)	At least one Mortality and Morbidity Quality Assurance Committee for each medical clinic

(a)	Directives for Review of Mortality and Morbidity

(b)	At least one Serious Reportable Event Quality Assurance Committee for each medical clinic

(b)	Directives for Review of Serious Reportable Events

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 223/2003; S 237/2003; S 411/2003; S 308/2008; S 831/2010; S 189/2011; S 450/2013; S 493/2014; S 213/2015; S 450/2015; S 169/2016; S 110/2017]

Made on 27 July 2017.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.

[MH 78:04/4-2; AG/LEGIS/SL/248/2015/1 Vol. 2]

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