Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
The Minister may make such regulations as may be necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and without limiting the generality of the foregoing such regulations may be made for all or any of the following purposes-
(a)
prescribing anything which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act;
(b)
regulating or prohibiting the admission into private hospitals of persons suffering or suspected of suffering from any infections disease;
(c)
prescribing forms, fees, records for the purpose of this Act;
(d)
prescribing the records to be kept of patients received into and of persons employed in a private hospital, maternity home or nursing home and, in
+ Private Hospital Regulations 1973 - P.U.CA) 384/73.
PRIVATE HOSPITALS the case of a maternity home, of any miscarriages or still-births occurring in the home, and of children born therein and of the children so born who are removed from the home otherwise than to the custody or care of any parent, guardian or relative;
(e)
requiring notification to be given of any birth or death occurring in a private hospital;
(f)
requiring minimum standards of siting, construction, accommodation, sanitation, water supply, lighting, staffing and equipment which minimum standards shall in no case be less than those prescribed by any by-laws made by the Local Authority;
(g)
provision of means of extinguishment of fires;
(h)
provision of adequate means of escape in case of fire;
(i)
prescribing enclosing means of escape in a building used as a private hospital; and
(j)
regulating or prohibiting the performance of any specified class of surgical operation in private maternity hospitals.