Telemedicine Act 1997

Telemedicine Act 1997
Parliament of Malaysia
An Act to provide for the regulation and control of the practice of telemedicine; and for matters connected therewith.
Citation	Act 564
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Enacted by	Dewan Rakyat
Date passed	7 May 1997
Enacted by	Dewan Negara
Date passed	3 June 1997
Date of Royal Assent	18 June 1997
Date commenced	30 June 1997
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the Dewan Rakyat	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
Bill introduced in the Dewan Negara	Telemedicine Bill 1997
Bill citation	D.R. 11/1997
Introduced by	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

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.

Structure

The 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

External links

• Telemedicine Act 1997 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.