Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part VI · Responsibilities of a Licensee, Holder of Certificate of Registration and Person in Charge
34. Personal care aide
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
It shall be the duty of the licensee of a private healthcare facility or service or the holder of a certificate of registration to ensure that persons providing personal care possess such qualification, have undergone such training and possess such experience as may be determined by the Director General.
licensee
“licensee” means a person to whom 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);
A personal care aide may perform duties, functions and services as may be prescribed.
personal care
“personal care” means any function that an individual normally would perform personally, but for which the individual needs help from another because of advanced age, infirmity, or physical or mental limitation and may include such service as may be prescribed;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a personal care aide cannot perform nursing care duties.
nursing care
“nursing care” means any care for patient that is provided by a registered nurse in accordance with the directions of a registered medical practitioner or registered dental practitioner and accepted nursing practice;
Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
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Terms defined in s 2
certificate of registration
Defined · s 2“certificate of registration” means a certificate issued under section 27;
Director General
Defined · s 2“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
licensee
Defined · s 2“licensee” means a person to whom 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);
nursing care
Defined · s 2“nursing care” means any care for patient that is provided by a registered nurse in accordance with the directions of a registered medical practitioner or registered dental practitioner and accepted nursing practice;
personal care
Defined · s 2“personal care” means any function that an individual normally would perform personally, but for which the individual needs help from another because of advanced age, infirmity, or physical or mental limitation and may include such service as may be prescribed;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by order or regulations made under this Act;
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 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