Qualifications, skills and competencies of Clinical Governance Officer
7. For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, an individual is suitably qualified to be appointed as a Clinical Governance Officer for an outpatient medical service or a specified service for an outpatient medical service if the individual —
(a)
is registered under section 20(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a fully registered medical practitioner and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
(b)
has one of the following:
(i)
registration under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in any branch of medicine;
(ii)
registration under section 22A of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a family physician in the Register of Family Physicians;
(iii)
full‑time work experience as a medical practitioner for a continuous period of at least 5 years or an aggregate period of at least 5 years during a continuous period of 10 years, in treating patients —
(A)
in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or a community hospital service provided in a private hospital, medical clinic or healthcare establishment (as the case may be) licensed under the repealed Act; or
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(B)
in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or a community hospital service licensed under the Act; and
(c)
where the licensee is approved to provide an outpatient medical service by remote provision — has completed any course or programme relating to the remote provision of an outpatient medical service, that may be specified by the Director‑General.
General requirements relating to personnel
8.—(1) A licensee must —
(a)
establish, implement and regularly review policies and the appropriate processes for the training and competency assessment of the licensee’s personnel to ensure that the personnel are able to perform their work effectively, safely and in compliance with the applicable laws, guidelines, policies, processes, procedures and protocols; and
(b)
monitor and regularly review the work performance of the licensee’s personnel to ensure compliance by the personnel with the applicable laws, guidelines, policies, processes, procedures and protocols.
(2) A licensee who is approved to provide an outpatient medical service by remote provision must ensure that every medical practitioner or collaborative prescribing practitioner employed or engaged by the licensee and involved or intended to be involved in the remote provision, completes any training or course relating to the remote provision of an outpatient medical service, that may be specified by the Director‑General.
No employment or engagement of unauthorised persons to practise medicine
9. A licensee must not employ or engage any person to practise medicine or do any act as a medical practitioner unless the person is a medical practitioner.
