The Healthcare Services (Amendment) Bill (“Bill“), introduced in Parliament on 6 February 2023, was passed on 6 March 2023. The Bill amends the Healthcare Services Act 2020 (“HCSA“) to, inter alia, enhance the regulatory regime governing healthcare services and ensure greater clarity and transparency in healthcare services advertising. We covered the key features of the Bill in our Legal Update titled “Changes to Healthcare Services Act Introduced in Parliament to Enhance Regulatory Framework” (link here). The HCSA amendments under the Bill are targeted for implementation in mid-2023, together with Phase 2 of the implementation of HCSA, with two exceptions. First, the redesignation of the Director of Medical Services to Director-General of Health (“Director-General“) will be implemented within two months. Second, the restrictions on employing individuals discussed in (c) below will be implemented at the end of 2023 when the screening process for the prospective employees would be operationalised.
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