Malaysia legislation
Section 44
Section 44
(2)
The determination by the Council under subsection (1)
shall specify the effective date when the designated practitioner body will assume the regulatory role of the Council.
(3)
All determinations by the Council under subsection (1)
shall be recorded in a register.
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(4)
The designated practitioner body shall undertake, perform and discharge the following functions:
(a)
make recommendations to the Council as to the appropriate academic qualifications or certification issued pursuant to the National Skills Development Act 2006 that an individual would require in order to be eligible to apply to be a registered practitioner of the recognized practice area;
(b)
discipline those practitioners who have breached the rules of the designated practitioner body or the provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder;
(c)
identify any continuous development programmes for the practitioners which may be offered by any institutions, bodies or individuals within or outside Malaysia;
(d)
subject to section 33, develop guidelines on the proper marketing, advertising and promotion actions, including but not limited to the training of multi-level marketing personnel, that may be taken by its members;
(e)
develop and conduct or cause to be conducted appropriate training and continuous professional development programmes;
(f)
develop guidelines to assist practitioners in referring their patients to medical practitioners or dental practitioners, as the case may be;
(g)
develop and prescribe any matter relating to or connected with the practice of the recognized practice area or the professionalism of such practice; and
(h)
develop, prescribe and mandate rules and requirements that may be appropriate or necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Act, including rules or regulations relating to practitioner conduct, record keeping, and maintenance of confidentiality of patient information.
Act 775
Supervision by Council