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Compulsory Registration Of Healthcare Professionals

Certain healthcare professionals must be registered with their relevant statutory boards and hold valid certificates to practice in Singapore. You must ensure the healthcare professionals you hire comply with the relevant laws and all rules and guidelines in force at the time.

Who Must Healthcare Professionals Register With?
How Can Healthcare Professionals Practice In Singapore?
What Laws & Regulations Must Healthcare Professionals Comply With?

Who Must Healthcare Professionals Register With?

Profession	Medical Professionals	Relevant Statutory Board
Dentistry	Singapore and foreign-trained dentists, dental specialists and oral health therapists (OHT)	Singapore Dental Council (SDC)
Medicine	Singapore and foreign-trained medical practitioners including doctors, physicians, general practitioners, medical specialists, visiting experts and medical graduates	Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
Nursing	Nurses and midwives	Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)
Optometry	Optometrists and opticians, including contact lens practitioners (CLP)	Optometrists & Opticians Board (OOB)
Pharmacy	Singapore and foreign-trained pharmacists	Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC)
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)	Acupuncturists and TCM physicians	Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board (TCMPB)

How Can Healthcare Professionals Practice In Singapore?

Upon registration, a valid Practising Certificate (PC) must be obtained from the relevant statutory board in order to practise in Singapore.
PCs are generally issued for 1 or 2 years.
Practitioners may need to meet Continuing Professional Education (CPE) or training requirements to renew their PCs.
It is an offence to practice without proper registration or without a valid PC.

What Laws & Regulations Must Healthcare Professionals Comply With?

Profession	Medical Professionals	Law & Regulation
Dentistry	Singapore and foreign-trained dentists, dental specialists and oral health therapists (OHT)	Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76)
Medicine	Singapore and foreign-trained medical practitioners including doctors, physicians, general practitioners, medical specialists, visiting experts and medical graduates	Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174)
Nursing	Nurses and mid-wives	Nurses & Midwives Act (Cap. 209)
Optometry	Optometrists and opticians, including contact lens practitioners (CLP)	Optometrists & Opticians Act 2007
Pharmacy	Singapore and foreign-trained pharmacists	Pharmacists Registration Act 2007
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)	Acupuncturists and TCM physicians	Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act (Cap. 333A)

Last updated on 12 March 2009
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