Regulation 2

assessing and determining the patient’s nutritional needs;

formulating and implementing a dietetic plan for the patient;

monitoring the patient’s response to the dietetic plan and determining whether a change to the dietetic plan is necessary;“duly qualified allied health professional” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011;“emergency ambulance service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“enrolled nurse” means a person who is an enrolled nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“essential life‑saving measure” means any basic emergency procedure that may be carried out on a person for the purpose of resuscitating the person;“general anaesthesia” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);“head of nursing” means the individual appointed under regulation 8(1);“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;“healthcare professional” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;“hospice patient” means a patient who receives a hospice service;“hospice service” means the provision of care, treatment or procedure to a patient who —

suffers from an advanced and progressive disease which will result in the continued decline in the patient’s health and eventual death of the patient; and

has a medical condition that requires specialist palliative care and nursing oversight,for palliating any pain, suffering or discomfort of the patient;“IPC programme” has the meaning given by regulation 37(1)(a);“licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide a nursing home service;“medical transport service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Medicines Act 1975;“minor surgical procedure” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“nurse” means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;“nursing home service” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“nursing personnel” means a nurse or any other person who assists a nurse in providing nursing care to patients;“nursing service” means the provision of nursing care to a patient to assist the patient in attaining, maintaining or recovering his or her health;“nursing supervisory function” means the function of supervising the provision of a nursing care by a person, and includes directing, managing and supervising the provision of nursing care;“nutrition service” means the provision of food to any patient at any approved permanent premises;“palliative medicine specialist” means a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in palliative medicine;“patient health record” means a record containing the personal data and medical information of a patient that is maintained by a licensee in relation to the provision of a nursing home service to the patient;“personnel”, in relation to a licensee, means any individual employed or engaged by the licensee to assist the licensee in providing a nursing home service;“pharmaceutical service” means —

the procurement, storage and control, dispensing, distribution, supply and administration of medicinal products and health products stored at any approved permanent premises;

the preparation of medicinal products or health products, other than the compounding of therapeutic products, at any approved permanent premises; and

the counselling and monitoring of patient drug therapy;“pharmacist” means an individual who is registered as a pharmacist under the Pharmacists Registration Act 2007 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“psychosocial support” means the provision of emotional, social and practical support to a patient for the purpose of alleviating anxiety and depression to enhance the patient’s mental health;“qualified practitioner” means —

a medical practitioner; or

a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act 1999 whose name appears in the first division of the Register of Dentists maintained and kept under section 13(1)(a) of that Act;“registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;“rehabilitative service” —

means assisting or facilitating a patient in slowing down the disabling effects of the patient’s health condition and functional abilities; and

includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy;“Singapore Nursing Board” means the Singapore Nursing Board established under section 3 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;“specimen” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;“therapeutic product” means a health product categorised as a therapeutic product in the First Schedule to the Health Products Act 2007.