The Telemedicine Act 1997 (Malay: Akta Teleperubatan 1997), is a Malaysian law enacted to provide for the regulation and control of the practice of telemedicine and for matters connected therewith.
| Telemedicine Act 1997 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 564 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 7 May 1997 |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 3 June 1997 |
| Royal assent | 18 June 1997 |
| Commenced | 30 June 1997 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Telemedicine Bill 1997 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 11/1997 |
| Introduced by | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, Deputy Minister of Health |
| First reading | 10 April 1997 |
| Second reading | 5 May 1997 |
| Third reading | 7 May 1997 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Telemedicine Bill 1997 |
| Bill citation | D.R. 11/1997 |
| Member(s) in charge | M. Mahalingam, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health |
| First reading | 12 May 1997 |
| Second reading | 3 June 1997 |
| Third reading | 3 June 1997 |
| Keywords | |
| Telemedicine | |
| Status: Not yet in force | |
Structure
editThe Telemedicine Act 1997, in its current form (30 June 1997), consists of 6 sections and no schedule (including no amendment), without separate Part.
- Section 1: Short title and commencement
- Section 2: Interpretation
- Section 3: Persons who may practise telemedicine
- Section 4: Certificate to practise telemedicine
- Section 5: Patient's consent
- Section 6: Regulations
References
editExternal links
edit- Telemedicine Act 1997
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