Section 24
Temporary practising certificate
of Allied Health Professions Act 2016
A non-Malaysian citizen who has been practising an Allied
Health Profession outside Malaysia may apply to the Council to practise in Malaysia if he fulfils the following qualifications:
(a)
he is in Malaysia for the exclusive purpose of teaching, to conduct research or to undergo postgraduate study in such field of allied health in such institution approved by the Council;
(b)
he possesses expertise in such field of allied health which the Council considers necessary for the advancement of healthcare in Malaysia; or
(c)
he has a contract of employment with the public service.
(2)
An application by a non-Malaysian citizen to practise shall be in such manner as may be determined by the Council and such application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3)
Where the Council approves the application under subsection (2), the Registrar shall issue to the non-Malaysian citizen a temporary practising certificate and make an entry in the Register.
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(4)
No non-Malaysian citizen shall practise any Allied Health
Profession unless he is issued with a temporary practising certificate.
(5)
The temporary practising certificate shall be valid for one year from the date the certificate is issued.
(6)
The Council may revoke the temporary practising certificate if the holder of such certificate fails to abide by the conditions and restrictions specified in the certificate.
(7)
The temporary practising certificate may be renewed on an application to the Council and accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(8)
The temporary practising certificate shall specify the address of the principal place of practice and all other places of practice of the holder of a temporary practising certificate and any change in any address shall be notified by the holder of such temporary practising certificate within thirty days of such change to the Registrar and the Registrar shall endorse such change.
(9)
Any non-Malaysian citizen who practises as an allied health practitioner without a temporary practising certificate commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(10)
The holder of a temporary practising certificate shall, while the certificate remains in force and subject to the conditions and restrictions specified in the certificate, be deemed to be a registered practitioner for the purposes of Part V and Part VI.
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