Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 14

Backup utilities

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that there is access to emergency power and lighting in every approved permanent premises to ensure the provision of a nursing home service in a proper, effective and safe manner.

Subregulation 2

Without limiting paragraph (1), the licensee must ensure that —

(a)

the emergency power and lighting are sufficient to ensure —

(i)

any procedure that has commenced may be safely completed; and

(ii)

at all times, the approved permanent premises is sufficiently lit to ensure —

(A)

the safe movement of patients into, out of or within the approved permanent premises; and

(B)

the timely and safe access to fire‑fighting equipment; and

(b)

where any life support equipment is used, the life support equipment is connected to an emergency power supply at all times during its use.