Singapore legislation
Section 46
Section 46
Fitness assessment
(1)
If a registered medical practitioner agrees to submit to a fitness assessment under section 44(3)(b), his fitness to practise medicine by reason of his physical or mental condition shall be assessed by a Fitness Assessment Panel appointed by the Complaints Committee and comprising one or more suitably qualified persons as the Complaints Committee may determine.
(2)
The Fitness Assessment Panel will carry out the fitness assessment in accordance with —
the provisions of this Division;
the practice and procedure as may be determined by the Medical Council; and
such instructions as may be issued by the Complaints Committee.
(3)
The Fitness Assessment Panel shall submit a report of the assessment to the Complaints Committee and, with the approval of the Complaints Committee, provide a copy of the report to the registered medical practitioner.
(4)
The Complaints Committee, or the investigator with the approval of the Complaints Committee, may discuss the report with the registered medical practitioner under assessment and, in the case of an adverse finding in the report, the possible ways of dealing with that finding.