Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Healthcare Services (Contingency Care Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations —“allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;“anaesthesia service” means a service that is provided to a patient undergoing a surgical or non‑surgical procedure, where the administration of an anaesthetic is required;“collaborative prescribing practitioner” and “collaborative prescribing service” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 398/2023);“compound”, in relation to a therapeutic product, means to formulate, mix, assemble, package or label the therapeutic product, with the intention of dispensing or administering the therapeutic product to a patient in accordance with the written instructions of a qualified practitioner;“contingency care service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“dietetic service” means a service provided to assess and address a patient’s nutritional needs for the purpose of assisting the patient in making dietary changes to promote and optimise the overall health of the patient;“duly qualified allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;“emergency ambulance service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“enrolled nurse” means a person who is an enrolled nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“essential life-saving measure” means any basic emergency procedure that may be implemented on a person for the purpose of resuscitating the person;“general anaesthesia” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;“licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide a contingency care service;“medical transport service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Medicines Act 1975;“minor surgical procedure” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“nurse” means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;“nursing personnel” means a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or any other person who assists a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse in providing nursing care to patients;“nursing service” means the provision of nursing care to a patient to assist the patient in attaining, maintaining or recovering his or her health;“nutrition service” means the provision of food to any patient at any approved permanent premises;“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing a contingency care service;“pharmaceutical service” means —
the procurement, storage and control, dispensing, distribution, supply and administration of medicinal products and health products stored at any approved permanent premises;
the preparation of medicinal products or health products, other than the compounding of therapeutic products, at any approved permanent premises; or
the counselling and monitoring of patient drug therapy;“pharmacist” means a person who is registered as a pharmacist under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“qualified practitioner” means —
a medical practitioner; or
a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act 1999 whose name appears in the first division of the Register of Dentists maintained and kept under section 13(1)(a) of that Act;“registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“rehabilitative service” means assisting or facilitating a patient in —
regaining the patient’s physical or cognitive ability that has been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury or treatment; or
returning to the patient’s daily life and living in a normal or near‑normal way, and includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and cognitive therapy;“therapeutic product” means a health product categorised as a therapeutic product in the First Schedule to the Health Products Act 2007.
Definition
“allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;
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“anaesthesia service” means a service that is provided to a patient undergoing a surgical or non‑surgical procedure, where the administration of an anaesthetic is required;
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“collaborative prescribing practitioner” and “collaborative prescribing service” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 398/2023);
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“compound”, in relation to a therapeutic product, means to formulate, mix, assemble, package or label the therapeutic product, with the intention of dispensing or administering the therapeutic product to a patient in accordance with the written instructions of a qualified practitioner;
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“contingency care service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
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“dietetic service” means a service provided to assess and address a patient’s nutritional needs for the purpose of assisting the patient in making dietary changes to promote and optimise the overall health of the patient;
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“duly qualified allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;
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“emergency ambulance service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
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“enrolled nurse” means a person who is an enrolled nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
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“essential life-saving measure” means any basic emergency procedure that may be implemented on a person for the purpose of resuscitating the person;
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“general anaesthesia” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
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“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);
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“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;
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“licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide a contingency care service;
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“medical transport service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
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“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Medicines Act 1975;
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“minor surgical procedure” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
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“nurse” means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;
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“nursing personnel” means a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse or any other person who assists a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse in providing nursing care to patients;
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“nursing service” means the provision of nursing care to a patient to assist the patient in attaining, maintaining or recovering his or her health;
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“nutrition service” means the provision of food to any patient at any approved permanent premises;
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“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing a contingency care service;
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“pharmaceutical service” means —
the procurement, storage and control, dispensing, distribution, supply and administration of medicinal products and health products stored at any approved permanent premises;
the preparation of medicinal products or health products, other than the compounding of therapeutic products, at any approved permanent premises; or
the counselling and monitoring of patient drug therapy;
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“pharmacist” means a person who is registered as a pharmacist under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
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“qualified practitioner” means —
a medical practitioner; or
a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act 1999 whose name appears in the first division of the Register of Dentists maintained and kept under section 13(1)(a) of that Act;
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“registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
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“rehabilitative service” means assisting or facilitating a patient in —
regaining the patient’s physical or cognitive ability that has been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury or treatment; or
returning to the patient’s daily life and living in a normal or near‑normal way, and includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and cognitive therapy;
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“therapeutic product” means a health product categorised as a therapeutic product in the First Schedule to the Health Products Act 2007.