Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part VIII
44. Grounds for suspension, etc., relating to administration of private healthcare facility or service
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Director General may issue the show cause notice in section 43 if he is satisfied that it is expedient so to do on the ground that the holder of the approval or the licensee or the holder of the certificate of registration, as the case may be—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
has obtained the approval, licence or registration by any false or misleading statement;
has breached any term or condition imposed by the
Director General on the approval, licence or registration;
has been convicted for an offence under this Act or any other written law;
has failed to comply with any direction, order or guideline given to him or it by the Minister or the Director General;
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;
has used the premises to which the approval, licence or registration relates contrary to the purpose of the approval, licence or registration;
premises
“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
has operated or used the private healthcare facility or service in a manner which is detrimental to the interest of the public as the Director General may decide;
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;
has established or maintained policies or issued directives that result in healthcare professionals contravening the code of professional conduct of the medical, dental or nursing or other healthcare profession issued by the
Malaysian Medical Council, Malaysian Dental Council,
Nursing Board or Midwifery Board or any other healthcare regulatory body, as the case may be; or
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has ceased to operate the private healthcare facility or service.
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);
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;
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 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