Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 5
Composition of credentialing committee
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of regulation 3(1)(d), a credentialing committee must consist of at least 3 members of whom —
at least one must be a medical practitioner;
where the licensee is required to appoint a quality assurance committee under regulation 20 of the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 — at least one must be a member of the licensee’s quality assurance committee; and
where one or more of the licensee’s personnel are collaborative prescribing practitioners — at least one must be a collaborative prescribing practitioner.
Subregulation 2
A collaborative prescribing practitioner who is a member of the credentialing committee must not vote or take part in any discussion or decision of the credentialing committee relating to himself or herself.
Subregulation 3
The chairperson of the credentialing committee is to be appointed by the licensee from among its members and must be a medical practitioner who has the necessary qualifications, experience, competency and skills to oversee the carrying out of the credentialing committee’s functions mentioned in regulation 6.