Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part XVIII · Miscellaneous
108. Advertisement
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
No private healthcare facility or service or health-related facility or service shall publish any advertisement—
private healthcare facility
“private healthcare facility” means any premises, other than a Government healthcare facility, used or intended to be used for the provision of healthcare services or health-related services, such as a private hospital, hospice, ambulatory care centre, nursing home, maternity home, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric nursing home, community mental health centre, haemodialysis centre, medical clinic, dental clinic and such other healthcare or health-related premises as the Minister may from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, specify;
in such a manner as to mislead the public on the type or nature of the healthcare facilities or services or health-related facilities or services provided; or
which is contrary to any direction on advertisement issued by the Director General.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
private healthcare facility
Defined · s 2“private healthcare facility” means any premises, other than a Government healthcare facility, used or intended to be used for the provision of healthcare services or health-related services, such as a private hospital, hospice, ambulatory care centre, nursing home, maternity home, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric nursing home, community mental health centre, haemodialysis centre, medical clinic, dental clinic and such other healthcare or health-related premises as the Minister may from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, specify;
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