Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Optometrists and Opticians (Practice, Conduct, Ethics and Publicity) Regulations

Regulation 10

Conflict of interest

Subregulation 1

While a patient is under the care of a registered person, that registered person shall provide reasonable care for his patient unaffected by —

(a)

any financial interest of the registered person; and

(b)

where the registered person is a director, a partner, a proprietor or an employee of a healthcare establishment or other business, any financial interest of the healthcare establishment or other business.

Subregulation 2

In any case where the registered person or any healthcare establishment or other business of which the registered person is a director, a partner, a proprietor or an employee has a financial interest in —

(a)

an organisation or service which the registered person intends to refer the patient to, for the purposes of admission, treatment or investigation; or

(b)

any form of treatment or product which the registered person intends to recommend to the patient,the registered person shall make a full and frank disclosure of such interest to the patient.

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