Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
of Healthcare Services (Acute Hospital Service) Regulations 2023
Schedule 1
Specified services
FIRST SCHEDULERegulation 4Specified services
1. The following are specified services for an acute hospital service:
collaborative prescribing service;
emergency department service;
proton beam therapy; (d)radiation oncology and radiation therapy.
2. In this Schedule —“proton beam therapy” means the performance of a procedure that involves the application of a high‑energy proton beam to a patient in a clinical setting for a therapeutic purpose;“radiation oncology and radiation therapy” means a treatment of any condition or disease using ionising radiation that is —
emitted from —
a sealed source (as defined in regulation 2 of the Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 85/2023)); or
an irradiating apparatus (as defined in regulation 2 of the Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023); and
does not involve the application of a proton beam.