Regulation 2

a valid practising certificate under the Medical Registration Act 1997; and

one or more valid certifications certifying competency —

in the provision of Advanced Cardiac Life Support; and

in the use of Automated External Defibrillation;“ambulance nurse” means an individual who —

is a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;

holds a valid practising certificate under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999; and

holds one or more valid certifications certifying competency —

in the provision of Basic Cardiac Life Support; and

in the use of Automated External Defibrillation;“ambulance paramedic” means an individual who holds one or more valid certifications certifying competency —

for appointment as a paramedic, following the individual’s successful completion of a course recognised by the Director-General;

in the provision of Basic Cardiac Life Support; and

in the use of Automated External Defibrillation;“applicable service” means an emergency ambulance service or a medical transport service, as the case may be;“approved emergency ambulance” means an emergency ambulance that is approved under the Act to be used for the provision of an emergency ambulance service by an emergency ambulance service licensee;“approved medical transport” means a medical transport that is approved under the Act to be used for the provision of a medical transport service by a medical transport service licensee;“certification”, in relation to an individual, means a certification issued by a body recognised by the Director-General, certifying the individual’s competency in relation to a specified matter;“Clinical Governance Officer” means a Clinical Governance Officer appointed by a licensee under section 24(2) of the Act;“conditionally registered medical practitioner” means a person registered in Part II of the Register of Medical Practitioners in accordance with section 21(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997;“emergency ambulance” and “emergency ambulance service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“emergency ambulance service licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide an emergency ambulance service;“emergency medical technician” means an individual who holds one or more valid certifications certifying competency —

for appointment as an emergency medical technician, following the individual’s successful completion of a course recognised by the Director-General;

in the provision of Basic Cardiac Life Support;

in the use of Automated External Defibrillation; and

in the provision of first aid;“emergency patient” has the meaning given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“enrolled nurse” and “registered nurse” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;“fully registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Medical Registration Act 1997;“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);“isolation service”, in relation to an emergency ambulance service, has the meaning given by paragraph 3 of the Schedule;“licence” means a licence under the Act authorising the licensee to provide an applicable service;“licensee” means an emergency ambulance licensee or a medical transport service licensee;“medical transport” and “medical transport service” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;“medical transport service licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide a medical transport service;“paediatric critical care service”, in relation to an emergency ambulance service, has the meaning given by paragraph 4 of the Schedule;“relevant hospital” means any of the following healthcare institutions:

Changi General Hospital;

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital;

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital;

National University Hospital;

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital;

Sengkang General Hospital;

Singapore General Hospital;

Tan Tock Seng Hospital;

Woodlands Hospital;“service crew”, in relation to an approved emergency ambulance or approved medical transport, means a group of 2 or more service crew members deployed to the approved emergency ambulance or approved medical transport, as the case may be;“service crew member”, in relation to a licensee, means an individual employed or engaged by the licensee and deployed to a service crew.