Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part V · Registration of a Private Medical Clinic and a Private Dental Clinic
30. Separate registration shall be required for—
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
a private medical clinic and a private dental clinic which are physically, administratively or organizationally linked to each other;
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;
a private medical clinic which is not physically, administratively and organizationally linked to another licensed or registered private healthcare facility;
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;
a private dental clinic which is not physically, administratively and organizationally linked to another licensed or registered private healthcare facility;
private dental clinic
“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;
a private medical clinic which is not physically linked but is organizationally or administratively linked to a registered private medical clinic, or to a licensed healthcare facility or service;
healthcare facility
“healthcare facility” means any premises in which one or more members of the public receive healthcare services;
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a private dental clinic which is not physically linked but is organizationally or administratively linked to a registered dental clinic or to a licensed healthcare facility or service;
a private medical clinic or a private dental clinic which is under an individual medical or dental practitioner, as the case may be, sharing manpower, facilities or services, in the same premises but which are not administratively nor organizationally linked to each other; and
premises
“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
any other forms of organization or administration of private medical clinics or private dental clinics as the
Director General may determine.
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;
healthcare facility
Defined · s 2“healthcare facility” means any premises in which one or more members of the public receive healthcare services;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
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 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