Singapore legislation
Section 37
Section 37
Complaints Committees
(1)
The Board may appoint one or more committees, to be called Complaints Committees, to investigate any complaint or information in respect of any of the following matters:
the conviction of a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, registered midwife or Advanced Practice Nurse of an offence which renders him or her unfit to remain on the Register or Roll or to practise as an Advanced Practice Nurse;
any misconduct, or negligence, of a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, registered midwife or Advanced Practice Nurse which renders him or her unfit to remain on the Register or Roll or to practise as an Advanced Practice Nurse;
the physical or mental fitness of a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, registered midwife or Advanced Practice Nurse to perform his or her functions.
(2)
A Complaints Committee must comprise such number of members as the Board may determine, and the members may include members of the Board.
(3)
The Board must appoint a member of a Complaints Committee as the Chairperson of the Complaints Committee.
(4)
The Board may at any time revoke the appointment of any Complaints Committee or remove any member of a Complaints Committee or fill any vacancy in the Complaints Committee.
(5)
Subject to any regulations made under section 44, a Complaints Committee has the power to regulate its own procedure.
(6)
A Complaints Committee must, within 3 months from the date a complaint or matter is referred to it or such further period as the Board may grant, complete its investigation on the complaint or matter and report its findings and recommendation to the Board.
(7)
A member of the Board who is a member of a Complaints Committee investigating any complaint or matter against a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, registered midwife or Advanced Practice Nurse must not take part in any deliberations of the Board under section 19.