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National Policy for Quality in Healthcare
Bridging Silos, Accelerating Improvements

1.3.4 Achievement of QII

This section highlights a summary of the substantial progress and achievement of each
QII that was introduced during the last five years. The arrangement is according to the
categorisation in 1.3.2. The governance structure for each QII is tabled in Appendix 1.

1.3.4.1 Regulatory
a) Institutional

Regulations that specify standards for healthcare facilities and services such as
the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act (PHFSA), which has been in
force since 2005.
b) Professional
Regulations that provide oversight of health care providers, including doctors,
nurses, medical assistants, dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals
to govern the practice of these professionals in the interest of the public and the
nation.

Licensure & Registration

» Mandatory registrations of various healthcare professionals (HCP) in Malaysia

currently include doctors, dentist, pharmacists, nurses and medical assistants. A
probationary or temporary registration will be issued on first registration followed
by a full registration after the HCP has completed the probationary period and fulfils
criteria for full registration. The attainment of full registration needs to be done only
once throughout a lifetime of the HCP.
» The implementation of mandatory HCP registrations was executed through the

endorsement of acts and laws for specific profession by the Laws of Malaysia. Some
of the existing acts include Nurses Act 1950, Registration of Pharmacists Act 1951,
Medical Act 1971, Dental Act 1971 and Medical Assistants (Registration) Act 1977.
» The most recent act that has been passed in the Law of Malaysia is the Allied Health

Profession Act 2016 which among others, mandates the registration of allied health
professionals in Malaysia.
» A specific license or permit is also required in special circumstances, for example,

Type A Licence is mandatory for a registered pharmacist to import, store and deal
generally by retail and/or wholesale, in all poisons in accordance to the Poisons Act
1952.

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