Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part IV
18. Reasons for refusal to issue or renew a licence to operate or provide
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General may refuse to issue or renew a licence if—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
where the applicant is a natural person, the Director
General is not satisfied as to the character and fitness of the applicant;
where the applicant is a body corporate, the Director
body corporate
“body corporate” means a body incorporated under the Companies Act 1965;
General is not satisfied as to the character and fitness of the members of the board of directors or committee or board of trustees or other governing board of the body corporate;
Committee
“Committee” means a National Mortality Assessment Committee. Establishment of National Mortality Assessment Committee
where the applicant is a partnership, the Director General is not satisfied as to the character and fitness of the partners;
where the applicant is a society, the Director General is not satisfied as to the character and fitness of the office bearers;
in the opinion of the Director General the premises in respect of which the application is made are unsafe, unclean or unsanitary, or inadequately equipped; and
premises
“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
in the opinion of the Director General, the staff is inadequate or incompetent for the purpose of the private healthcare facility or service.
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;
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Terms defined in this Act
body corporate
Defined · s 2“body corporate” means a body incorporated under the Companies Act 1965;
Committee
Defined · s 64“Committee” means a National Mortality Assessment Committee. Establishment of National Mortality Assessment Committee
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);
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
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;
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