Regulation 23E

to conduct an ethics review of —

every prescribed medical treatment relating to the care and treatment of a patient of the CEC licensee; and

every prescribed medical treatment relating to a patient of a referring licensee;

to conduct an ethics review of any case (other than a case mentioned in paragraph (a)) referred to it by the CEC licensee or any other licensee;

to advise the CEC licensee on the formulation of clinical ethics policies and guidelines;

to recommend appropriate education and training for healthcare professionals providing any healthcare service at any of the CEC licensee’s approved permanent premises on the provision of the healthcare service in an ethical manner;

to assist the CEC licensee in ensuring that ethical misdemeanours are reviewed and addressed promptly and appropriately;

to document every discussion and decision by the CEC;

to establish criteria for an ethics review conducted for a prescribed medical treatment;

within 10 calendar days after a CEC completes the review of any case mentioned in paragraph (a) — inform the Director-General whether the CEC is of the opinion that it is ethically appropriate to administer the prescribed medical treatment as proposed by the CEC licensee or referring licensee.