Singapore legislation
Regulation 47
Regulation 47
Business continuity
Subregulation 1
If any contingency or disaster disrupts a licensee’s business of providing a licensable healthcare service, the licensee must, as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the contingency or disaster, take action to restore the licensee’s business.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (2A), a licensee must maintain, at all times, a plan of action (called in this regulation a business continuity plan) that establishes the systems and sets out the procedures necessary to restore the licensee’s business of providing a licensable healthcare service if any contingency or disaster disrupts that business.
Subregulation 2A
Where a licensee is an individual —
the business continuity plan must also establish the systems and set out the procedures necessary (including the measures specified in regulation 39(1)) for the transfer of the care of the licensee’s patients to another licensee in the event of the licensee’s death; and
the licensee must nominate a person to carry out the procedures mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) in the event of the licensee’s death.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must —
take reasonable steps to ensure that the business continuity plan can be effectively followed if any contingency or disaster disrupts the licensee’s business of providing a licensable healthcare service;
periodically review the business continuity plan; and
implement changes, where necessary, to ensure the effectiveness of the business continuity plan.