Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Dec 2015 · Part XIV · Board of Management and Advisory Committee
77. Board of Management
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The licensee of a private hospital, private maternity home, private ambulatory care centre, private hospice, private psychiatric hospital or any other private healthcare facility or service as the
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);
Minister may specify, shall establish a Board of Management of whom two members shall be from the Medical Advisory Committee established under paragraph 78(b) or 79(b).
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for health;
Where a private hospital, private maternity home, private ambulatory care centre, private hospice, private psychiatric hospital or any other private healthcare facility or service as the Minister may specify, provides or intends to provide both medical and dental services, the licensee of such facility or service shall establish a Board of Management of whom two members shall be from the Medical and
private hospital
“private hospital” means any premises, other than a Government hospital or institution, used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or suffer from any disease or who require dental treatment that requires hospitalization;
Dental Advisory Committee established under paragraph 78(c).
Committee
“Committee” means a National Mortality Assessment Committee. Establishment of National Mortality Assessment Committee
Terms defined in this Act
Board of Management
Defined · s 2“Board of Management” means a board of trustees or directors, or any other governing body in whom the ultimate authority and responsibility for the conduct of the private healthcare facilities or services specified in Part XIV are vested;
Committee
Defined · s 64“Committee” means a National Mortality Assessment Committee. Establishment of National Mortality Assessment Committee
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;
private ambulatory care centre
Defined · s 2“private ambulatory care centre” means any premises, other than a Government ambulatory care centre, private medical clinic or private dental clinic, primarily used or intended to be used for the purpose of performing any procedure related to the practice of medicine in any of its disciplines or any dental procedure and with continuous relevant private healthcare services including nursing services whenever a patient is in the premises, and in which healthcare, beds or other accommodation for the stay of any one patient for a period of not more than 23 hours is provided and from which patients are either discharged in an ambulatory condition without requiring constant or Private Healthcare Facilities and Services 15 continuous care or supervision and without danger to the continued well-being of the patient or transferred to a hospital;
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 hospice
Defined · s 2“private hospice” means any premises used or intended to be used exclusively for providing hospice care or palliative care;
private hospital
Defined · s 2“private hospital” means any premises, other than a Government hospital or institution, used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment or suffer from any disease or who require dental treatment that requires hospitalization;
private maternity home
Defined · s 2“private maternity home” means any premises, other than a Government maternity home, used or intended to be used for the reception of, and the provision of nursing care and midwifery care for, women in labour or of women immediately after childbirth;
Part XV
Managed Care Organization
Part XVI
Enforcement
Part XVII
Power of Minister
Part XVIII
Miscellaneous
Part XIX