(1) Any private sector and non-governmental organization providing institutional care for persons with disabilities shall have in its employment speech therapist, physiotherapist and occupational therapist, or such health personnel as the Minister may deem necessary after taking into account the requirements and capabilities of such private institution, frequency of services and such other factors as may be relevant.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), such private institution—
(a) registered under the Care Centres Act 1993 [Act 506], shall within six months of the coming into operation of this Act submit to the Council the number of such personnel in their employment; or
(b) applying to be registered under the Care Centres Act 1993 shall on and after the coming into operation of this Act,
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before commencing operation, submit to the Council the number of such personnel in their employment.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may exempt any private sector or non-governmental organization providing institutional care for persons with disabilities, as he deems fit and necessary, from having in-house health personnel in their employment and instead may allow periodic visit of such health personnel to such private institution.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengadaan personel kesihatan
(1) Mana-mana sektor swasta dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan yang menyediakan jagaan institusi bagi orang kurang upaya hendaklah mengambil khidmat jurupulih pertuturan, jurupulih
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anggota dan jurupulih kerja, atau mana-mana personel kesihatan sebagaimana yang disifatkan perlu oleh Menteri setelah mengambil kira kehendak dan keupayaan institusi swasta itu, kekerapan perkhidmatan dan apa-apa faktor lain yang berkaitan.
(2) Bagi maksud subseksyen (1), institusi swasta—
(a) yang berdaftar di bawah Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993 [Akta 506], hendaklah dalam masa enam bulan dari permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini mengemukakan kepada Majlis bilangan personel itu dalam penggajiannya; atau
(b) yang memohon untuk didaftarkan di bawah Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993 hendaklah pada dan selepas permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini mengemukakan kepada Majlis, sebelum memulakan operasi, bilangan personel itu dalam penggajiannya.
(3) Walau apa pun subseksyen (1), Menteri boleh mengecualikan mana-mana sektor swasta atau pertubuhan bukan kerajaan yang menyediakan jagaan institusi bagi orang kurang upaya, sebagaimana yang disifatkannya patut dan perlu, daripada mengambil khidmat personel kesihatan dalam institusi dan sebaliknya boleh membenarkan lawatan berkala personel kesihatan itu ke institusi swasta itu.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
