Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022

Regulation 5

General obligations of applicable licensees

Amended byS 397/2023 wef 26/06/2023

A licensee is responsible, in accordance with the requirements in these Regulations, for the following:

(a)

appointing one or more Clinical Governance Officers for the applicable service that the licensee is authorised to provide by a licence under the Act;

(b)

appointing a service crew for each approved emergency ambulance or approved medical transport (as the case may be), and ensuring that the service crew members of each service crew have the necessary training, competencies and certifications to provide the applicable service in a safe and efficient manner;

(c)

ensuring that —

(i)

written care protocols relating to the assessment and management of patients transported by the applicable service are developed, implemented and maintained; and

(ii)

each service crew member of the applicable service is trained and proficient in carrying out the written care protocols.