Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Healthcare Services (Contingency Care Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 6

Qualifications, skills and competencies of Clinical Governance Officer

Amended byS 839/2023 wef 18/12/2023

For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, an individual is suitably qualified to be appointed as a Clinical Governance Officer for a contingency care service or a specified service for a contingency care service if the individual —

(a)

is registered under section 20(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a fully registered medical practitioner and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act; and

(b)

has one of the following:

(i)

registration under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in any branch of medicine;

(ii)

registration under section 22A of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a family physician in the Register of Family Physicians; (iii)full‑time work experience as a medical practitioner for a continuous period of at least 5 years or an aggregate period of at least 5 years during a continuous period of 10 years, in treating patients —

(A)

in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or a community hospital service provided in a private hospital, medical clinic or healthcare establishment (as the case may be) licensed under the repealed Act; or

(B)

in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or a community hospital service licensed under the Act.