Licensees will need to renew their HCSA licence every 2 years unless otherwise advised by MOH (i.e., they have been given shorter licence tenures for reasons such as non-compliance to service regulations), similar to the standard licence tenure of 2 years under PHMCA previously.

As licensees may need to hold a few licences under the services-based HCSA regime, we have standardized the licence tenure period to 2 years across all licences.

We have also delinked the licence renewal from the need to inspect prior to renewal of licence, so as to streamline the licensing process and reduce any unnecessary administrative burden on licensees.