Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

of Healthcare Services (Community Hospital Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 9

Backup utilities

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that there is access to emergency power and lighting in every approved permanent premises to ensure the provision of a community hospital service in a proper, effective and safe manner.

Subregulation 2

Without limiting paragraph (1), the licensee must ensure that —

(a)

the emergency power and lighting are sufficient to ensure that any procedure that has commenced may be safely completed; and

(b)

where any life support equipment is used, the life support equipment is connected to an emergency power supply at all times during its use.