Section 34C
Section 34C
The Director General may authorize in writing any medical practitioner who is registered under section 14 and not being a medical practitioner in the public service to undertake any of the following functions, that is─
(a)
investigation, examination, treatment or management of any patient; or
(b)
perform an autopsy or post-mortem investigation of any deceased person, in any healthcare facility and services.
(1A)
The Director General may delegate his power under subsection (1) to any State Health Director or an equivalent officer.
(2)
A medical practitioner who is authorized under subsection (1)
or (1A) to perform any of the functions referred to in paragraphs (1)(a)
and (b) shall be deemed to be a Government Medical Officer for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] and any other relevant laws in Malaysia.