Radiological Service

Regulatory requirements

When is a Radiological Service licence needed?

You will require a Radiological Service licence if you:

• Use ionising or non-ionising radiation (e.g., x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI) to provide an assessment or diagnosis of a patient’s health or condition except as described below.

You will not require a Radiological Service licence if you:

• Use dental cone beam computed tomography or periapical x-ray or orthopantomogram for dental treatment purposes as part of an Outpatient Dental Service licence.

• Use point-of-care ultrasound on a patient, where the provision of ultrasound imaging is incidental to the provision of another Licensable Healthcare Service (e.g., foetal ultrasound by a gynaecologist as part of an Outpatient Medical Service).

• Use any irradiating apparatus as part of a Nuclear Medicine Service licence (e.g., provide PET-CT but not CT imaging services).

  • Note: If you provide both CT and PET-CT imaging services, you must hold a Radiological Service licence and a Nuclear Medicine Service licence with approval for CT Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Imaging under the respective licences.

• Use any imaging modality to perform image-guided procedures as part of an Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service licence (e.g., angioplasty).

• Image individuals for non-clinical purposes (e.g., research purposes or epidemiology studies).

For the legal definition of a Radiological Service, please refer to the First Schedule of the Act.

Applicable Specified Services and Mode of Service Delivery

Requirements to be a Clinical Governance Officer

An individual must be in good standing and fulfil all of the criteria below to be appointed as a Clinical Governance Officer (CGO).

1. For an individual to fulfil the requirements to be a CGO, he or she must:

   • Reside in Singapore during his or her appointment as a CGO

   • Be a:

     • Fully registered medical practitioner with Singapore Medical Council and hold a valid practising certificate and registered as a specialist in diagnostic radiology, with at least 5 years of work; OR

     • Fully registered dentist with the Singapore Dental Council if the Radiological Service is provided ONLY for dental purposes.

For further details on the qualifications, skills and competencies of a CGO, please refer to Section 6 of the Radiological Service Regulations.

2. For an individual to fulfil the suitability qualifications to be a CGO, he or she must not:

   • Have any of the following convictions, unless it is a spent conviction:

     • An offence involving fraud or dishonesty;

     • Offence under the HCSA, the PHMCA or any applicable Acts listed in the Annex A of the Code of Practice [PDF, 439KB];

     • An offence specified in the Third Schedule to the Registration of Criminals Act; or

     • Any other offence involving abuse, ill treatment, assault, or physical violence

   • Have a pending charge for an offence involving abuse, ill treatment, assault, or physical violence

   • Be an undischarged bankrupt

   • Have had his or her healthcare professional registration(s) under MOH cancelled, removed, or suspended

   • Have been a director or manager of a healthcare service provider that had its registration or licence suspended, cancelled, or revoked

   • Have had his or her accreditation or approval to participate in MOH-administered public schemes revoked or suspended

   • Lack capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2008.

For further details on the suitability requirements for a Key Office Holder, please refer to the Code of Practice [PDF, 439KB].

Licence fee

The applicable fee for Radiological Service is $1,016 for each allowable Mode of Service Delivery (MOSD).

There is no additional fee for the provision of Specified Services under Radiological Service.