Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Healthcare Services (Community Hospital Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 13
Informed care
Subregulation 1
A licensee must inform a patient or (if the patient is a minor or lacks mental capacity) a next‑of‑kin or carer of the patient of the following matters, as soon as practicable:
any change in the patient’s medical condition or the occurrence of any incident, that requires the patient to receive a new or different type of care, treatment or procedure;
any change in the patient’s care plan that will result in the patient receiving a new or different type of care, treatment or procedure.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), where a patient requires a new or different type of care, treatment or procedure, the licensee must (as soon as practicable but before the care or treatment is provided to, or the procedure is conducted on, the patient) obtain the consent from the patient or (if the patient is a minor or lacks mental capacity) a next‑of‑kin or carer of the patient for the provision of the care or treatment or the conduct of the procedure.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (2) does not apply if the patient is assessed by a medical practitioner to be in a critical condition and needs to receive the care, treatment or procedure without delay.