Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 35
Surgical procedure, etc.
Subregulation 1
A licensee must not conduct any surgical procedure on a patient, unless —
it is a minor surgical procedure;
the minor surgical procedure is ordered by a medical practitioner who is the licensee’s personnel; and
the minor surgical procedure is conducted on the patient by a healthcare professional who is trained and qualified to conduct the minor surgical procedure.
Subregulation 2
A licensee must not conduct the following procedures on a patient:
an endoscopic procedure on a patient;
a clinical procedure or an invasive procedure that penetrates beyond the epidermis layer of the patient’s skin that changes or is intended to change the patient’s appearance or anatomy.