Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 7
Qualifications, skills and competencies of Clinical Governance Officer
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, an individual is suitably qualified to be appointed as a Clinical Governance Officer for a nursing home service if the individual is —
a medical practitioner who satisfies the requirements in paragraph (2); or
a registered nurse who satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the medical practitioner —
must be registered under section 20(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a fully registered medical practitioner and hold a valid practising certificate under that Act; and
must have one of the following:
registration under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in any branch of medicine;
registration under section 22A of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a family physician in the Register of Family Physicians;
full‑time work experience as a medical practitioner for a continuous period of at least 5 years or an aggregate period of at least 5 years during a continuous period of 10 years, in treating patients —
in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or community hospital service provided in a private hospital, medical clinic or healthcare establishment (as the case may be) licensed under the repealed Act; or
in the provision of an outpatient medical service, outpatient renal dialysis service, acute hospital service or community hospital service licensed under the Act.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the registered nurse —
must not be subject to any condition imposed on his or her registration by the Singapore Nursing Board under section 17(2) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;
must either —
hold a degree in nursing that is recognised by the Singapore Nursing Board; or
have obtained a qualification in any area of clinical nursing that is conferred by an institute of higher learning approved by the Director‑General, after he or she becomes a registered nurse; and
must have full-time work experience —
in providing nursing care; and
in a nursing supervisory function in respect of the provision of a nursing care,at any inpatient ward of a hospital or nursing home, whether in or outside Singapore, for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately before the registered nurse’s appointment as a Clinical Governance Officer.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, an individual is suitably qualified to be appointed as a Clinical Governance Officer for a hospice service if the individual is a medical practitioner who —
is registered under section 20(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a fully registered medical practitioner and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
is a palliative medicine specialist; and
has full‑time work experience as a medical practitioner for a continuous period of at least 5 years or an aggregate period of at least 5 years during a continuous period of 10 years, in treating patients —
in a private hospital, medical clinic or healthcare establishment (as the case may be) licensed under the repealed Act; or
in the provision of a healthcare service licensed under the Act,where at least 3 years of the full-time work experience is in treating patients requiring palliative care, as a palliative medicine specialist.
Subregulation 5
In this regulation, “acute hospital service”, “community hospital service”, “outpatient medical service” and “outpatient renal dialysis service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act.