Singapore legislation
Clause 46
Clause 46
Fitness assessment
(1)
If the registered allied health professional agrees to submit to a fitness assessment under section 44(3)(b), his fitness to practise the prescribed allied health profession 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 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 allied health professional.
(4)
The Complaints Committee, or the investigator with the approval of the Complaints Committee, may discuss the report with the registered allied health professional under assessment and, in the case of an adverse finding in the report, the possible ways of dealing with that finding.