Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Healthcare Services (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

New section 9A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 9, the following section:“Specified service to be approved9A.—

(1)

The Minister may prescribe a service of a medical or healthcare nature that is part of a licensable healthcare service as a specified service for the licensable healthcare service, the provision of which would require approval by the Director‑General under section 11D.(2) Despite holding a licence for the provision of a licensable healthcare service, a licensee must not provide any specified service for the licensable healthcare service unless the licensee is granted approval under section 11D for the provision of the specified service.(3) A licensee that contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.”.

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