Singapore legislation

Clause 19

of Healthcare Services (Amendment) Bill

Clause 19

Amendment of section 29

Section 29 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “those terms,” in subsection (1)(b), the words “in any language,”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) A licensee must not use any term or name, or any abbreviation or derivative of that term or name, in any language, that is associated with a defined speciality, in the licensee’s name or logo unless the licensee employs or engages a relevant specialist to practise that defined speciality in the licensee’s provision of the licensable healthcare service.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) In this section —“defined speciality” means —

(a)

a branch of dentistry that the Dental Specialists Accreditation Board has defined under section 42(1)(b) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialty in dentistry for the purposes of registration in the Register of Specialists; or

(b)

a branch of medicine that the Specialists Accreditation Board has defined under section 35(1)(b) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialty or sub‑specialty in medicine for the purposes of registration in the Register of Specialists;“relevant specialist” —

(a)

for a branch of dentistry, means a dentist who is registered under section 14C of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist in that branch of dentistry; and

(b)

for a branch of medicine, means a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in that branch of medicine.”.

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