Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act (PHFSA) 1998 Archives

16 October 2025

Letter

Vaccination Is A Medical Procedure, Not A Retail Service — MMA

The MMA reiterates that commercial interest must never supersede patient safety and quality of care. Vaccination is not a transaction — it is a clinical act that carries accountability, responsibility, and duty of care.

2 October 2025

Malaysia

TPA’s Local Anaesthesia-First Policy Breaches Medical Ethics: MMA

MMA denounces a TPA's directive to panel hospitals on the choice of anaesthesia (LA over GA) and the classification of certain procedures as daycare/inpatient as interference in clinical autonomy and a breach of medical ethics. MMA demands action from MOH.

2 October 2025

Letter

MediExpress’ Anaesthesia Directive Is Dangerous, Illegal, And Unacceptable — DRSFORALL

DRSFORALL condemns MediExpress' local anaesthesia (LA)-first policy for panel hospitals as unacceptable interference with clinical practice that endangers patients and exposes doctors/hospitals to medico-legal liability. It's also unlawful under Act 586.

12 June 2025

Letter

Private GPs Rebut CAP’s Unfounded Claims — DRSforALL

DRSforALL tells CAP and its allies to set their priorities straight instead of attacking GPs that have "long served as a critical pillar of Malaysia's community health care system". Among others, GPs pioneered community-based heroin addiction treatment.

12 March 2025

Letter

Resolve Legal Issues Before Rolling Out Medicine Price Display — Malaysian Medical Association

MMA questions using the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 to regulate private clinics already under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998. It says GPs aren’t retailers but prescribe and sell meds only after consultation.

13 December 2024

Letter

10 Reasons For Increased Operational Costs In GP Clinics In Sabah — Dr James Jeremiah

Association of Private Practitioners Sabah immediate past president Dr James Jeremiah urges MOH to tailor CKAPS regulations to accommodate the unique challenges faced by GP clinics in Sabah, streamline licensing processes, and adjust GP consultation rates.

13 December 2024

Malaysia

Private Hospitals Complain About ‘Bureaucratic Maze’ Of Regulations

APHM Factbook 2024 highlights regulatory burdens on private hospitals in a "bureaucratic maze", including approvals from at least 10 agencies. Single-specialty hospitals face significant challenges. Overlapping regulations cause delays and increase costs.

11 December 2024

Malaysia

Health Parliament Committee Wants ‘Standardised’ Charges For Medical Treatments

The Health parliament committee demands "standardised" charges for medical treatments to address disparities in private hospital bills, urging the fast-tracking of DRG payment models. They also support Bank Negara's copayment mandate for health insurance.

9 December 2024

Malaysia

‘Strangled’ By Regulation, GPs Declining Into ‘Sunset Industry’

GP clinics are declining into a "sunset industry", says FPMPAM, "strangled" by mounting regulatory burdens like drug price displays, while doctor fees stagnate and TPAs grow. "There are too many regulations. They are killing the practice of medicine."

Tag: Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act (PHFSA) 1998

Vaccination Is A Medical Procedure, Not A Retail Service — MMA

TPA’s Local Anaesthesia-First Policy Breaches Medical Ethics: MMA

MediExpress’ Anaesthesia Directive Is Dangerous, Illegal, And Unacceptable — DRSFORALL

Private GPs Rebut CAP’s Unfounded Claims — DRSforALL

Resolve Legal Issues Before Rolling Out Medicine Price Display — Malaysian Medical Association

10 Reasons For Increased Operational Costs In GP Clinics In Sabah — Dr James Jeremiah

Private Hospitals Complain About ‘Bureaucratic Maze’ Of Regulations

‘Strangled’ By Regulation, GPs Declining Into ‘Sunset Industry’

Pork Importers Back Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Sultan Sharafuddin Wants Total Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

Critical Manpower Shortage, Unsafe Working Conditions At HTAR Klang — Medical Officer