s 3A Approval of medical institution in respect of approved medical treatment or services
3A.—(1) A medical institution may apply to the Minister, in any form and manner that the Minister requires, to be approved in respect of any approved medical treatment or services.(2) Upon receiving an application under subsection (1), the Minister may —(a) approve the medical institution in respect of any approved medical treatment or services that is or is part of a licensable healthcare service that the medical institution is licensed to provide under the Healthcare Services Act 2020, subject to any conditions that the Minister thinks fit, including conditions specifying the service delivery mode by which the medical treatment or services is to be provided; or (b) refuse to grant the approval. (3) In addition, the Minister may grant the approval mentioned in subsection (2)(a) on the Minister’s own initiative. (4) To avoid doubt, where —(a) a medical institution is licensed under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide 2 or more licensable healthcare services (whether each of the same or a different type); and (b) the medical institution provides one or more approved medical treatments or services as part of each licensable healthcare service, then, under subsection (2)(a) or (3) — (c) the Minister may, in respect of a licensable healthcare service, approve the medical institution for one or more of the approved medical treatments or services provided as part of that licensable healthcare service; (d) the Minister may approve different approved medical treatments or services under paragraph (c) for different licensable healthcare services; and (e) the Minister need not approve an approved medical treatment or services for the medical institution in respect of every one of its licensable healthcare services. (5) To avoid doubt, where —(a) a medical institution is licensed under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service by 2 or more service delivery modes (called in this section authorised service delivery modes); and (b) the medical institution provides one or more approved medical treatments or services as part of the licensable healthcare service, then, under subsection (2)(a) or (3) — (c) the Minister may, in respect of any approved medical treatment or services, approve the medical institution for that approved medical treatment or services when provided by any authorised service delivery mode, or only when provided by one or some of those authorised service delivery modes; (d) the Minister may in an approval under paragraph (c) specify different authorised service delivery modes for different approved medical treatments or services; and (e) the Minister need not approve the medical institution for every one of those approved medical treatments or services. (6) The Minister may at any time modify a condition of an approval imposed under this section. (7) Where an approved medical institution ceases to be approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service by a service delivery mode, the Minister may, without giving the approved medical institution an opportunity to be heard, modify a condition of the approval imposed under this section for the purpose of providing that the approved medical treatment or services must not be provided by that service delivery mode. (8) In this section —“modify”, in relation to a condition of an approval, includes deleting, varying and substituting a condition, and adding a condition; “service delivery mode” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020. [Act 40 of 2024 wef 01/04/2025] —(1) A medical institution may apply to the Minister, in any form and manner that the Minister requires, to be approved in respect of any approved medical treatment or services. (2) Upon receiving an application under subsection (1), the Minister may —(a) approve the medical institution in respect of any approved medical treatment or services that is or is part of a licensable healthcare service that the medical institution is licensed to provide under the Healthcare Services Act 2020, subject to any conditions that the Minister thinks fit, including conditions specifying the service delivery mode by which the medical treatment or services is to be provided; or (b) refuse to grant the approval. (3) In addition, the Minister may grant the approval mentioned in subsection (2)(a) on the Minister’s own initiative. (4) To avoid doubt, where —(a) a medical institution is licensed under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide 2 or more licensable healthcare services (whether each of the same or a different type); and (b) the medical institution provides one or more approved medical treatments or services as part of each licensable healthcare service, then, under subsection (2)(a) or (3) — (c) the Minister may, in respect of a licensable healthcare service, approve the medical institution for one or more of the approved medical treatments or services provided as part of that licensable healthcare service; (d) the Minister may approve different approved medical treatments or services under paragraph (c) for different licensable healthcare services; and (e) the Minister need not approve an approved medical treatment or services for the medical institution in respect of every one of its licensable healthcare services. (5) To avoid doubt, where —(a) a medical institution is licensed under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service by 2 or more service delivery modes (called in this section authorised service delivery modes); and (b) the medical institution provides one or more approved medical treatments or services as part of the licensable healthcare service, then, under subsection (2)(a) or (3) — (c) the Minister may, in respect of any approved medical treatment or services, approve the medical institution for that approved medical treatment or services when provided by any authorised service delivery mode, or only when provided by one or some of those authorised service delivery modes; (d) the Minister may in an approval under paragraph (c) specify different authorised service delivery modes for different approved medical treatments or services; and (e) the Minister need not approve the medical institution for every one of those approved medical treatments or services. (6) The Minister may at any time modify a condition of an approval imposed under this section. (7) Where an approved medical institution ceases to be approved under the Healthcare Services Act 2020 to provide a licensable healthcare service by a service delivery mode, the Minister may, without giving the approved medical institution an opportunity to be heard, modify a condition of the approval imposed under this section for the purpose of providing that the approved medical treatment or services must not be provided by that service delivery mode. (8) In this section —“modify”, in relation to a condition of an approval, includes deleting, varying and substituting a condition, and adding a condition; “service delivery mode” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Healthcare Services Act 2020.