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Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998
Part XIX
s 119

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Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998

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IPreliminary

1Short title
2Interpretation

IIControl of Private Healthcare Facilities and Services

3Approval and licence
4Registration
5Unlicensed and unregistered private healthcare facility or service
6Approval and licence may be issued to a sole proprietor, partnership or body corporate
7Certificate of registration to operate private medical and private dental clinic

Part III

8Application for approval to establish or maintain
9In deciding whether or not to grant approval to establish or maintain a private healthcare facility or service other than a private Private...
10Refusal to process application for approval to establish or maintain
11Reasons for refusal to grant approval to establish or maintain
12Grant of or refusal to grant approval to establish or maintain
13Separate approval to establish or maintain private healthcare facilities or services which are not physically, administratively or organizationally linked

Part IV

14Application for a licence to operate or provide to be made within three years
15Application for licence to operate or provide
16Inspection of premises
17Refusal to process application for licence
18Reasons for refusal to issue or renew a licence to operate or provide
19Grant of or refusal to grant licence
20Licence to specify type of private healthcare facility or service
21Separate licence for private healthcare facilities or services which are not physically, administratively or organizationally linked
22Duration and renewal of licence to operate or provide
23Licence to be exhibited
24Power to vary terms or conditions, or purpose of approval or licence

VRegistration of a Private Medical Clinic and a Private Dental Clinic

25Application for registration
26Refusal to process application for registration
27Grant of certificate of registration
28Certificate of registration to be exhibited
29Power to vary terms or conditions of registration
30Separate registration shall be required for—

VIResponsibilities of a Licensee, Holder of Certificate of Registration and Person in Charge

31Responsibilities
32Person in charge
33Change of person in charge
34Personal care aide
35Policy statement
36Patient grievance mechanism
37Incident reporting
38Emergency treatment and services

VIIGeneral Provisions Relating to Approval, Licence and Registration

39Restriction on use of premises
40Prohibition on extension and alteration
41Transfer, etc., of approval, licence and certificate
42Registers

Part VIII

43Show cause
44Grounds for suspension, etc., relating to administration of private healthcare facility or service
45Grounds for suspension, revocation, refusal to renew licence, etc., relating to qualification of sole proprietor
46The Director General may issue the notice in section 43 if the holder of the approval or licensee or the holder of a certificate of registr...
47Additional grounds
48Representations
49Power of Director General to suspend, revoke, or refuse renewal
50Surrender of licence or certificate
51Cessation of operation

IXClosure of Private Healthcare Facilities or Services

52(1) The Director General may, if it appears to him that the continued operation of any private healthcare facility or service would pose a...
53Conditions for closure, selling or otherwise disposing of private healthcare facility or service

XBlood Bank

54Interpretation
55Prohibition on supply of natural human blood and blood product
56Import and export of natural human blood and blood product
57Issue of certificate to import and export natural human blood and blood product
58Consent to test blood from donors

XIBlood Transfusion Services

59Storage facilities
60Minimum blood supply
61Maintain records of receipt and disposition of blood
62Transfusion reactions
63The person in charge or licensee of every private hospital, private maternity home and private ambulatory surgical care centre, and any oth...

XIIMortality Assessment

64Interpretation
65Establishment of National Mortality Assessment Committee
66Functions of National Mortality Assessment Committee
67Reporting of assessable deaths
68Medical and dental practitioners to provide information
69Publication of information
70Secrecy of information obtained by Committee
71Protection of persons carrying out functions as members of Committee
72Mortality assessment committee at private healthcare facility or service level
73Independent investigation

XIIIQuality of Healthcare Facilities and Services

74(1) Every private healthcare facility or service shall have programmes and activities to ensure the quality and appropriateness of healthca...
75Power of Director General to give directions
76Power of Director General to issue directives, orders or guidelines relating to quality assurance

XIVBoard of Management and Advisory Committee

77Board of Management
78Medical or Dental Advisory Committee
79Midwifery Care Advisory Committee
80Nursing Advisory Committee
81Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Part commits an offence.

XVManaged Care Organization

82Interpretation of managed care organization
83Contracts between private healthcare facility or service and managed care organization
84Licensee and holder of certificate of registration to furnish information on managed care organization to Director General
85Information by managed care organization
86Register of managed care organizations

XVIEnforcement

87Appointment of Inspectors
88Power of Inspector to enter and inspect
89Power to search and seize
90Search and seizure without warrant
91Power to seal
92Power to require information and examine persons
93Duty to assist Inspector
94Offences in relation to inspection
95List of things seized
96Forfeiture of things seized
97No person entitled to costs, etc., on seizure
98Production of official identification card or badge
99Compounding of offences
100(1) A prosecution in respect of an offence under this Act shall not be instituted except by or with the consent in writing of the Public Pr...

XVIIPower of Minister

101(1) Any person may appeal in writing to the Minister if he is aggrieved—
102Power of Minister to issue general directions
103Power of Minister to exempt
104Board of Visitors
105Social or welfare contribution
106Fee schedule
107Power to make regulations

XVIIIMiscellaneous

108Advertisement
109National Register
110Service of notice
111Delegation by Director General
112Furnishing of information
113Officers deemed to be public servants
114Protection against suit and legal proceedings
115Confidentiality of information
116Private psychiatric hospital, psychiatric nursing home and community mental health centre
117General offence and penalty
118Contravention of subsidiary legislation

XIXSaving and Transitional Provisions

119Repeal
120(1) All private hospitals, maternity homes and nursing homes licensed or deemed to have been licensed under the Private Hospitals Act 1971...
121Power of Minister to make additional transitional provisions
122Saving and transitional provisions relating to existing private medical clinics and private dental clinics

Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part XIX · Saving and Transitional Provisions

119. Repeal

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The Private Hospitals Act 1971 [Act 43] is repealed.

Saving and transitional provisions relating to existing licensed private hospitals, maternity homes and nursing homes

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