Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
of Healthcare Services (Community Hospital Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 21
Dietetic service
Subregulation 1
Where a patient, in the course of receiving a community hospital service from a licensee, requires the provision of a dietetic service, the licensee must —
provide the dietetic service to the patient at the licensee’s approved permanent premises; or
make arrangements for a dietitian (who is not the licensee’s personnel) to provide the dietetic service at premises other than the approved permanent premises.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of providing a dietetic service to a patient under paragraph (1)(a), the licensee must —
assess the medical condition of the patient and determine whether a dietetic plan needs to be formulated for the patient; (b)where it is determined that a dietetic plan needs to be formulated for the patient, ensure that the dietetic plan is formulated taking into account the patient’s medical condition, and meets the patient’s nutritional requirements; and
ensure that a dietitian assesses the nutritional value of any food provided by the licensee to the patient.