§ 11B — Grant of approval for permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode

11B.—(1) After considering any application under section 11A, the Director-General may, subject to subsection (4) —(a)

on payment of an approval fee (if prescribed), grant the approval; or

(b)

refuse to grant the approval.

(2) In determining whether an applicant should be granted an approval for any permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode by which a licensable healthcare service is or is intended to be provided, the Director-General is to have regard, and give such weight as the Director-General considers appropriate, to all of the following matters:(a)

for the approval of any permanent premises or conveyance — the suitability of the permanent premises or conveyance (including the facilities and equipment in the permanent premises or conveyance), and of every process or protocol, used or intended to be used for the provision of the licensable healthcare service in the permanent premises or conveyance;

(b)

for the approval of any other service delivery mode — the suitability of any premises (including the facilities and equipment in the premises), and of every process or protocol, used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of the licensable healthcare service by that service delivery mode;

(c)

whether there is any other relevant matter that makes it contrary to the public interest to grant the approval.

(3) In granting an approval under this section, the Director-General may impose conditions as the Director-General considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(4) An approval under this section must not be granted to any person who is not a licensee.

(5) The Director-General must, upon granting an approval under this section, amend the licence concerned to state the permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode that is approved.

(6) An approval under this section of any permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode does not entitle a licensee to provide a licensable healthcare service, or a specified service that is part of the licensable healthcare service, at those permanent premises, using that conveyance or by that other service delivery mode if doing so is prohibited under regulations made under section 57.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]

—(1) After considering any application under section 11A, the Director-General may, subject to subsection (4) —(a)

on payment of an approval fee (if prescribed), grant the approval; or

(b)

refuse to grant the approval.

(2) In determining whether an applicant should be granted an approval for any permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode by which a licensable healthcare service is or is intended to be provided, the Director-General is to have regard, and give such weight as the Director-General considers appropriate, to all of the following matters:(a)

for the approval of any permanent premises or conveyance — the suitability of the permanent premises or conveyance (including the facilities and equipment in the permanent premises or conveyance), and of every process or protocol, used or intended to be used for the provision of the licensable healthcare service in the permanent premises or conveyance;

(b)

for the approval of any other service delivery mode — the suitability of any premises (including the facilities and equipment in the premises), and of every process or protocol, used or intended to be used in connection with the provision of the licensable healthcare service by that service delivery mode;

(c)

whether there is any other relevant matter that makes it contrary to the public interest to grant the approval.

(3) In granting an approval under this section, the Director-General may impose conditions as the Director-General considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(4) An approval under this section must not be granted to any person who is not a licensee.

(5) The Director-General must, upon granting an approval under this section, amend the licence concerned to state the permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode that is approved.

(6) An approval under this section of any permanent premises, conveyance or other service delivery mode does not entitle a licensee to provide a licensable healthcare service, or a specified service that is part of the licensable healthcare service, at those permanent premises, using that conveyance or by that other service delivery mode if doing so is prohibited under regulations made under section 57.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 26/06/2023]