Singapore legislation
Regulation 40
Regulation 40
Issuance of bill
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a licensee must ensure that every patient is given a bill of the fees charged by the licensee for every licensable healthcare service provided to the patient.
Subregulation 2
A bill mentioned in paragraph (1) may be given to the following persons, instead of the patient, in the following circumstances:
if the patient is a child — the patient’s parent, adoptive parent, step‑parent or guardian;
if the patient is an adult who lacks capacity within the meaning of section 4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008 — any of the following persons:
where there is a deputy appointed or deemed to be appointed for the patient by the court under that Act with power in relation to the patient for the purposes of these Regulations — the deputy;
where there is a donee appointed under a lasting power of attorney registered under that Act with power in relation to the patient for the purposes of these Regulations — the donee;
in any other case — any of the patient’s next of kin;
if the patient is an adult who has capacity — a person whom the patient has authorised to receive the bill on the patient’s behalf;
if the patient has died — any of the patient’s next of kin.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (1) does not apply where the patient or other person mentioned in paragraph (2) requests the licensee not to issue a bill.
Subregulation 4
[Deleted by S 414/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
Subregulation 5
[Deleted by S 414/2023 wef 26/06/2023]
Subregulation 6
[Deleted by S 414/2023 wef 26/06/2023]