Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part IV
21. Separate licence for private healthcare facilities or services which are not physically, administratively or organizationally linked
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Separate licences shall be applied for private healthcare facilities or services other than private medical clinic or private dental clinic which are not physically, administratively or organizationally linked.
private medical clinic
“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;
Terms defined in s 2
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 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