Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 27
Dietetic service
Subregulation 1
Where a patient, in the course of receiving a nursing home service from a licensee, requires the provision of a dietetic service, the licensee must —
provide the dietetic service to the patient at the licensee’s approved permanent premises; or
make arrangements for a dietitian (who is not the licensee’s personnel) to provide the dietetic service to the patient at premises other than the approved permanent premises.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting paragraph (1), a licensee must ensure that a dietitian assesses or reassesses the nutritional needs of a patient in a timely manner —
if the patient suffers from an unintended loss of 5% or more of his or her body weight over a period of 3 months;
if the patient suffers from a poor intake of food; or
where a medical practitioner or registered nurse has recommended for the patient to be so assessed.