The concept of SS for inpatient and outpatient HCSA LHSes is similar to the ‘Specialised Procedures or Services’ and ‘Special Care Services’ for hospitals and clinics listed under the Second and Third Schedules of the PHMC Regulations today. The services have been reviewed and streamlined under the HCSA to form SSes.

Broadly, SSes are deemed to have a higher risk of patient harm or require additional governance, processes, clinical, personnel and facility requirements in respect to the LHS they are provided at and MOH would like to better determine a licensee’s ability to safely provide these SSes before approving their commencement.