Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part XI · Blood Transfusion Services
59. Storage facilities
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
All private hospitals, private maternity homes and private ambulatory surgical care centres, and all other private healthcare facilities providing emergency care services regularly or surgical services, shall maintain proper blood storage facilities as may be prescribed.
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by order or regulations made under this Act;
The storage facilities shall be under the adequate control and supervision of the person in charge of the private healthcare facility or service.
person in charge
“person in charge” means a person possessing such qualification, training and experience as may be prescribed and who shall be responsible for the management and control of the private healthcare facility or service to which a licence or registration relates;
Blood and blood products in the premises of such facility or service shall be stored in refrigerators.
premises
“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
Refrigerators used or intended to be used for storing blood and blood products shall have an adequate alarm system and shall be
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regularly inspected and otherwise shall be safe and adequate for the amount of blood and blood products to be stored.
Terms defined in s 2
person in charge
Defined · s 2“person in charge” means a person possessing such qualification, training and experience as may be prescribed and who shall be responsible for the management and control of the private healthcare facility or service to which a licence or registration relates;
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” means any place, building or vehicle, whether permanent or temporary;
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;
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Mortality Assessment
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Quality of Healthcare Facilities and Services
Part XIV
Board of Management and Advisory Committee
Part XV
Managed Care Organization
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Enforcement
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Power of Minister
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