Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

of Healthcare Services (Outpatient Renal Dialysis Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 18

Requirements for remote provision

Subregulation 1

This regulation applies to a licensee who is approved to provide an outpatient renal dialysis service by remote provision.

Subregulation 2

Before a licensee provides any outpatient renal dialysis service to a patient by remote provision, the licensee must ensure that —

(a)

the licensee’s personnel who is a healthcare professional first conducts a clinical assessment of the patient in person at any of the licensee’s approved permanent premises or temporary premises; or

(b)

where it is not practicable for the patient to be clinically assessed in person before the outpatient renal dialysis service is provided remotely — the patient is given an appointment to be clinically assessed in person at any of the licensee’s approved permanent premises or temporary premises by a healthcare professional who is the licensee’s personnel.