Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Healthcare Services (Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 8
Composition of quality assurance committee
Subregulation 1
Every quality assurance committee appointed by a licensee must comprise not fewer than —
where the licensee only provides dental procedures — 3 dentists;
where the licensee does not provide dental procedures — 3 medical specialists; or
where the licensee provides both dental and non‑dental procedures — 3 dentists or medical specialists.
Subregulation 2
The quality assurance committee mentioned in paragraph (1) must comprise at least 3 members who each has at least 3 years’ experience providing surgical or dental surgical services on behalf of a relevant healthcare provider, among whom are members with the following qualifications, whichever is applicable:
where the licensee only provides dental procedures —
a dentist who is registered under section 14C(1) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist in a branch of dentistry within the licensee’s scope of practice and has surgical experience; and
a dentist —
who is not registered under section 14C(1) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist;
who is registered under section 14C(1) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist in a branch of dentistry within the licensee’s scope of practice but in a different branch of dentistry from the dentist mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); or
who is not, for the period the dentist is a member of the committee, employed, engaged or accredited by the licensee;
where the licensee does not provide dental procedures —
a medical specialist who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a branch of medicine within the licensee’s scope of practice; and
a medical specialist —
who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a branch of medicine within the licensee’s scope of practice but in a different branch of medicine from the medical practitioner mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); or
who is not, for the period the medical practitioner is a member of the committee, employed, engaged or accredited by the licensee;
where the licensee provides both dental and non‑dental procedures —
a dentist who is registered under section 14C(1) of the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a specialist in a branch of dentistry within the licensee’s scope of practice and has surgical experience;
a medical specialist who is registered under section 22 of the Medical Registration Act 1997 as a specialist in a branch of medicine within the licensee’s scope of practice; and
a dentist mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a)(ii)(A), (B) or (C) or a medical practitioner mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b)(ii)(A) or (B).
Subregulation 3
In this regulation, “medical specialist” means a medical practitioner who is registered under section 22(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1999 as a specialist.