Legal

Public hospitals and clinics under the jurisdiction of the Medical Development Division (Bahagian Perkembangan Perubatan) and Family Health Development Division (Bahagian Perkembangan Kesihatan Keluarga) respectively were directed to provide access to available data and participate in the healthcare surveys.

For private healthcare establishments and other private sector entities, legal authorities for the collection of such data by the MOH are provided by, where applicable, the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998, Control of Drugs & Cosmetics regulation 1984 and the soon to be introduced Medical Device Bill. The relevant regulatory authorities in the MOH are the Medical Practice Division, National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau and Medical Device Bureau respectively. They have designated the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) as their data collection agency.