Regulatory Compliance Charge (RCC) Archives

23 May 2025

Malaysia

MyCC Warns Private Medical Clinics Against ‘Price Fixing’

MyCC warns doctors' groups that recommending a range of new patient fees may be considered illegal price fixing, after several associations recommended or are planning to introduce additional charges in private GP and specialist clinics in multiple states.

23 May 2025

Opinion

Decentralised Approach To New Clinic Fees Shifts Balance Of Power

Doctor groups’ decentralised approach to introducing new fees, in addition to doctor's consultation, in private clinics across multiple states (so far, Sarawak, Sabah, Penang & potentially Selangor/KL) shifts the balance of power from Putrajaya to doctors.

23 May 2025

Malaysia

Sabah Private Medical Clinics Introduce Four New Fees

A doctors' group recommends 3+1 new patient fees for private GP and specialist clinics in Sabah: facility fee (RM5-RM15), patient registration fee (RM5-RM10), RCC (RM5-RM20), plus an optional prescription fee (RM5-RM10) for prescriptions filled outside.

22 May 2025

Malaysia

Domino Effect: Penang GPs To Charge Service Fees

Drug price display has triggered a domino effect: a doctors' group plans to advise a service fee in Penang private medical clinics, after its Sarawak counterpart recommended a prescription fee plus 2 new fees. Selangor/KL practitioners mull a facility fee.

21 May 2025

Malaysia

Selangor, KL Private Medical Clinics Mull Introducing New Facility Fee

A doctors' group will decide next week on whether to recommend private GP and specialist clinics in Selangor & KL to charge patients new facility and registration fees, after its Sarawak counterpart advised three new fees in response to drug price display.

20 May 2025

Malaysia

Sarawak GPs Introduce Prescription Fees, New Charges For Quality Care

A doctors' group advised private GPs in Sarawak to introduce 3 new optional charges from last May 1 to maintain quality care: prescription fee (RM5-RM10), registration fee (RM5-RM10) & regulatory compliance charge (RM5-RM20) as consult fees are capped low.

16 December 2024

Malaysia

GPs To Individually Determine Regulatory Compliance Charge, MyCC Bars ‘Fixed’ Rate: FPMPAM

FPMPAM tells its member GP clinics to individually determine their own rate for a regulatory compliance charge (RCC), as MyCC prohibits a rate "fixed" by the association. FPMPAM had suggested a minimum RM20 RCC rate, following a drug price display mandate.

18 November 2024

Malaysia

FPMPAM’s GP Clinics Imposing Regulatory Compliance Charge After Medicine Price Display Mandate

Opposing a drug price display mandate, FPMPAM has advised its over 5,000 members nationwide to impose a new Regulatory Compliance Charge (RCC) in their GP clinics, starting at a minimum RM20. The RCC charge will be adjusted as new regulations are imposed.

Tag: Regulatory Compliance Charge (RCC)

MyCC Warns Private Medical Clinics Against ‘Price Fixing’

Decentralised Approach To New Clinic Fees Shifts Balance Of Power

Sabah Private Medical Clinics Introduce Four New Fees

Domino Effect: Penang GPs To Charge Service Fees

Selangor, KL Private Medical Clinics Mull Introducing New Facility Fee

Sarawak GPs Introduce Prescription Fees, New Charges For Quality Care

GPs To Individually Determine Regulatory Compliance Charge, MyCC Bars ‘Fixed’ Rate: FPMPAM

FPMPAM’s GP Clinics Imposing Regulatory Compliance Charge After Medicine Price Display Mandate

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