Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 838/2023 wef 18/12/2023S 838/2023 wef 18/12/2023

In these Regulations —“acute hospital service”, “ambulatory surgical centre service”, “community hospital service”, “contingency care service”, “nursing home service”, “outpatient medical service” and “outpatient renal dialysis service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“collaborative practice agreement” means an agreement for and relating to the provision of a collaborative prescribing service by a collaborative prescribing practitioner for and on behalf of a licensee;“collaborative prescribing practitioner” means a pharmacist or registered nurse who is approved by the credentialing committee under regulation 6(1)(a);“collaborative prescribing service” means the following healthcare services provided by a licensee through a collaborative prescribing practitioner:

(a)

the prescription of a health product;

(b)

the prescription of a laboratory test or radiological procedure;“credentialing committee” means the committee established under regulation 3(1)(d);“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;“healthcare professional” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);“licensee” means a person who —

(a)

holds a licence to provide a relevant licensable healthcare service; and

(b)

is approved to provide a collaborative prescribing service as a specified service for the relevant licensable healthcare service;“medical practitioner‑in‑charge (CP)” means the individual appointed under regulation 3(1)(c);“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing a relevant licensable healthcare service;“pharmacist” means an individual who is registered under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“registered nurse” means an individual who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“relevant licensable healthcare service” means any of the following:

(a)

an acute hospital service;

(b)

an ambulatory surgical centre service;

(c)

a community hospital service;

(d)

a contingency care service;

(da)a nursing home service;

(e)

an outpatient medical service;

(f)

an outpatient renal dialysis service.

Definition

“acute hospital service”, “ambulatory surgical centre service”, “community hospital service”, “contingency care service”, “nursing home service”, “outpatient medical service” and “outpatient renal dialysis service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;

Amended byS 838/2023 wef 18/12/2023

Definition

“collaborative practice agreement” means an agreement for and relating to the provision of a collaborative prescribing service by a collaborative prescribing practitioner for and on behalf of a licensee;

Definition

“collaborative prescribing practitioner” means a pharmacist or registered nurse who is approved by the credentialing committee under regulation 6(1)(a);

Definition

“collaborative prescribing service” means the following healthcare services provided by a licensee through a collaborative prescribing practitioner:

(a)

the prescription of a health product;

(b)

the prescription of a laboratory test or radiological procedure;

Definition

“credentialing committee” means the committee established under regulation 3(1)(d);

Definition

“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;

Definition

“healthcare professional” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);

Definition

“licensee” means a person who —

(a)

holds a licence to provide a relevant licensable healthcare service; and

(b)

is approved to provide a collaborative prescribing service as a specified service for the relevant licensable healthcare service;

Definition

“medical practitioner‑in‑charge (CP)” means the individual appointed under regulation 3(1)(c);

Definition

“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing a relevant licensable healthcare service;

Definition

“pharmacist” means an individual who is registered under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;

Definition

“registered nurse” means an individual who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;

Definition

“relevant licensable healthcare service” means any of the following:

(a)

an acute hospital service;

(b)

an ambulatory surgical centre service;

(c)

a community hospital service;

(d)

a contingency care service;

(da)a nursing home service;

(e)

an outpatient medical service;

(f)

an outpatient renal dialysis service.

Amended byS 838/2023 wef 18/12/2023