Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Healthcare Services (Emergency Ambulance Service and Medical Transport Service) Regulations 2022
Regulation 6
Qualifications, skills and competencies of Clinical Governance Officer
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, a suitably qualified individual to be appointed a Clinical Governance Officer for an emergency ambulance service is one who has all of the following qualifications, skills and competencies: (a)registration under section 20(1) or (2) of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a fully registered medical practitioner;
(aa)a valid practising certificate under the Medical Registration Act 1997(b)either of the following:
registration under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in the branch of anaesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery or intensive care medicine;
at least 10 years of work experience in any or any combination of the following branches of medicine:
anaesthesiology;
emergency medicine;
general surgery;
intensive care medicine;
valid certifications of competency in both of the following:
appointment as a Clinical Governance Officer of the emergency ambulance service; (ii)the provision of Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 24(3)(b) of the Act, a suitably qualified individual to be appointed a Clinical Governance Officer for a medical transport service is one who has either the qualifications, skills and competencies in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b):
a fully registered medical practitioner who —
holds a valid practising certificate under the Medical Registration Act 1997;
has at least 5 years of work experience, including at least one year of work experience in the branch of anaesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery or intensive care medicine; and
has valid certifications of competency in all of the following:
appointment as a Clinical Governance Officer of the medical transport service;
the provision of Basic Cardiac Life Support;
the use of Automated External Defibrillation;
subject to paragraph (3), a registered nurse who —
holds a valid practising certificate under the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999;
has at least 5 years of work experience in carrying out acts of nursing for or in relation to anaesthesia, emergency medicine, general surgery or intensive care medicine or any other branch of medicine involving the management of acute and critical patients as approved by the Director‑General; and
has valid certifications of competency in all of the following:
appointment as a Clinical Governance Officer of the medical transport service;
the provision of Basic Cardiac Life Support;
the use of Automated External Defibrillation.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the licensee must not appoint as Clinical Governance Officer a registered nurse whose registration is subject to a condition that he or she must work under the supervision of any person.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “act of nursing” has the meaning given by section 26(2) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1999.