Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Appointment of and change in key appointment holders, Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officers
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of sections 23(3) and 24(5) of the Act, the prescribed period for notifying the Director-General of the appointment of, or any change in, any key appointment holder or the Principal Officer of a licensee is 10 calendar days after the appointment or change, as the case may be.
Subregulation 1A
An application for the Director-General’s approval for the appointment of an individual as a Clinical Governance Officer under section 24(2B) of the Act in relation to a licensable healthcare service or specified service must be made —
at the same time that the application for the grant or renewal of the licence, or approval for the specified service, is made; or
no later than 10 calendar days before the appointment.
Subregulation 2
A notice under paragraph (1) must include a declaration by the licensee —
in relation to the key appointment holder in respect of which the notice is given — about the matters mentioned in section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the Act; and
in relation to the Principal Officer in respect of which the notice is given —
that the person to be appointed as the Principal Officer is a suitable person to act as the licensee’s Principal Officer; and
about the matters mentioned in section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the Act.
Subregulation 2A
An application under paragraph (1A) must include a declaration by the licensee in relation to the Clinical Governance Officer in respect of which the application is made —
that the person to be appointed as the Clinical Governance Officer is a suitable person to act as the licensee’s Clinical Governance Officer; and
about the matters mentioned in section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the Act.
Subregulation 3
Where any matter in a declaration made by a licensee under paragraph (2) or (2A) in relation to any key appointment holder, Principal Officer or Clinical Governance Officer is no longer accurate due to a change of circumstances of the key appointment holder, Principal Officer or Clinical Governance Officer (as the case may be), the licensee must notify the Director-General of the change.