Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part IV
15. Application for licence to operate or provide
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
An application for a licence to operate or provide a private healthcare facility or service other than a private medical clinic or a private dental clinic shall be made to the Director General—
licence to operate or provide
“licence to operate or provide” means a licence to operate or provide a private healthcare facility or service other than a private medical clinic or private dental clinic granted under paragraph 19(a);
in the prescribed form and manner;
accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
by submitting together with the application such information, particulars and documents as may be specified by the Director General.
At any time after receiving the application and before it is determined, the Director General may by written notice require the applicant to provide additional information, particulars or documents.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
The requirement under paragraph (1)(c) and subsection (2)
may differ as between different descriptions of private healthcare facilities or services.
Where additional information, particulars or documents required under paragraph (1)(c) and subsection (2) is or are not provided by the applicant within the specified time or extended time, the application—
shall be deemed to have been withdrawn; and
shall not be further proceeded with, without prejudice to a fresh application being made by the applicant.
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An application may be withdrawn at any time before it is granted or refused.
Terms defined in s 2
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
licence to operate or provide
Defined · s 2“licence to operate or provide” means a licence to operate or provide a private healthcare facility or service other than a private medical clinic or private dental clinic granted under paragraph 19(a);
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by order or regulations made under this Act;
private dental clinic
Defined · s 2“private dental clinic” means any premises, other than a Government healthcare facility, used or intended to be used for the practice of dentistry and includes premises used by any person— (a) to treat or attempt to treat or profess to treat, cure, relieve or prevent any disease, deficiency or lesion or pain of the human teeth or jaws; (b) to perform or attempt to perform any operation on human teeth or jaws; (c) to perform any radiographic work in connection with human teeth or jaws or the oral cavity; or (d) to give any treatment, advice or attendance on or to any person in connection with the fitting or insertion for the purpose of fitting or fixing of artificial teeth or of a crown or bridge or an appliance for the restoration or regulation of the human teeth or jaws;
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;
private medical clinic
Defined · s 2“private medical clinic” means any premises, other than a Government healthcare facility, used or intended to be used for the practice of medicine on an outpatient basis including— (a) the screening, diagnosis or treatment of any person suffering from, or believed to be suffering from, any disease, injury or disability of mind or body; (b) preventive or promotive healthcare services; and (c) the curing or alleviating of any abnormal condition of the human body by the application of any apparatus, equipment, instrument or device;
Part V
Registration of a Private Medical Clinic and a Private Dental Clinic
Part VI
Responsibilities of a Licensee, Holder of Certificate of Registration and Person in Charge
Part VII
General Provisions Relating to Approval, Licence and Registration
Part VIII
Part IX
Closure of Private Healthcare Facilities or Services
Part X
Blood Bank
Part XI
Blood Transfusion Services
Part XII
Mortality Assessment
Part XIII
Quality of Healthcare Facilities and Services
Part XIV
Board of Management and Advisory Committee
Part XV
Managed Care Organization
Part XVI
Enforcement
Part XVII
Power of Minister
Part XVIII
Miscellaneous
Part XIX