No. S 450
Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act
(CHAPTER 248)
Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics
(Amendment) Regulations 2013
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2013.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2(1) of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations (Rg 1) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately before the definition of “electronic licensing system”, the following definition:
“ “community health centre” means a medical clinic in which only services in support of any treatment by a medical practitioner (such as services rendered by any health professional other than a medical practitioner) are provided for the management of any chronic illness or disability;”.
Amendment of regulation 3
3.  Regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “http://www.moh-ela.gov.sg” and substituting “http://elis.moh.gov.sg”.
Amendment of regulation 5
4.  Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (2);
(b)by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(3)  Where any licence is revoked, the Director may, if he considers appropriate, remit or refund any part of the fee paid under this regulation in respect of the licence.”;
(c)by deleting the words “An application” in paragraph (7) and substituting the words “Subject to paragraph (7A), an application”; and
(d)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraph:
“(7A)  Where the application referred to in paragraph (7) is for an amendment to the name of the private hospital, medical clinic, clinical laboratory or healthcare establishment appearing on the licence, the Director may, on payment of a fee of $100 by the licensee, issue a licence incorporating such amendment.”.
Deletion and substitution of Fourth Schedule
5.  The Fourth Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:
“FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 5(1) and (7)
FEES
First column
 
Second column
1.  Subject to paragraph 2, the fees payable for the various licences issued under section 5 of the Act shall be as follows:
 
 
(a)for a licence issued for a private hospital (other than a maternity home, a nursing home, or a private hospital which is a charity under the Charities Act (Cap. 37)), having —
 
 
(i)1,000 beds and above
 
(A)$4,950, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(B)$9,900, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(ii)100 to 999 beds
 
(A)$3,850, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(B)$7,700, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(iii)less than 100 beds
 
(A)$2,200, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(B)$4,400, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(b)for a licence issued for a maternity home
 
(i)$550, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$1,100, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(c)for a licence issued for a nursing home
 
(i)$550, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$1,100, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(d)for a licence issued for —
 
 
(i)a medical clinic or a dental clinic (other than a medical clinic or a dental clinic which is a charity under the Charities Act); or
 
 
(ii)a clinic that is both a medical clinic and a dental clinic (other than a medical clinic and dental clinic which is a charity under the Charities Act),
 
 
that is used —
 
 
(A)by a doctor or a dentist
 
(AA)$660, in any case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year, and the licensee has a previous history of non‑compliance with the Act or any regulations made thereunder, the terms and conditions of a licence, or any directions or guidelines given or issued by the Director
 
 
(AB)$385, in any other case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(AC)$770, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
 
 
(AD)$900, where the licence is for a period of 5 years
(B)by 2 to 5 doctors, dentists, or doctors and dentists
 
(BA)$890, in any case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year, and the licensee has a previous history of non‑compliance with the Act or any regulations made thereunder, the terms and conditions of a licence, or any directions or guidelines given or issued by the Director
 
 
(BB)$550, in any other case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(BC)$1,100, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
 
 
(BD)$1,350, where the licence is for a period of 5 years
(C)by more than 5 doctors, dentists, or doctors and dentists
 
(CA)$1,090, in any case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year, and the licensee has a previous history of non‑compliance with the Act or any regulations made thereunder, the terms and conditions of a licence, or any directions or guidelines given or issued by the Director
 
 
(CB)$825, in any other case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(CC)$1,500, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
 
 
(CD)$1,600, where the licence is for a period of 5 years
(e)for a licence issued for a community health centre
 
(i)$1,090, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$1,150, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
 
 
(iii)$1,310, where the licence is for a period of 5 years
(f)for a licence issued for a clinical and X-ray laboratory
 
(i)$1,100, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$2,200, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(g)for a licence issued for a clinical laboratory
 
(i)$880, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$1,760, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(h)for a licence issued for an X-ray laboratory
 
(i)$880, where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
 
(ii)$1,760, where the licence is for a period of 2 years
(i)for a licence issued for a private hospital which is a charity under the Charities Act
 
$12, where the licence is for a period not exceeding 2 years
(j)for a licence issued for a medical clinic, a dental clinic or a clinic that is both a medical clinic and a dental clinic, which is a charity under the Charities Act
 
(i)$12, where the licence is for a period not exceeding 2 years
(ii)$30, where the licence is for a period of 5 years
2.  Where a clinic referred to in paragraph 1(d) provides any special care service as specified in the Third Schedule, there shall be payable for a licence issued for such clinic, in addition to the appropriate licence fee specified in paragraph 1(d), the following fee:
 
 
(a)in any case where the licence is for a period not exceeding one year
 
$550
(b)in any case where the licence is for a period of 2 years
 
$1,100.
”.
Savings and transitional provision
6.  The Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations in force immediately before 1st August 2013 shall continue to apply to every application for the issue or renewal of a licence that was made under the provisions of the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Regulations in force immediately before that date and is pending on that date.
[G.N. Nos. S 223/2003; S 237/2003; S 411/2003; S 308/2008; S 831/2010; S 189/2011]
Made this 19th day of July 2013.
TAN CHING YEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.
[MH 50:13/11-10; AG/LLRD/SL/248/2010/2 Vol. 1]
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