
| NEW CRITERIA FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY QUALIFYING FOR RECOGNITION AS A HOSPITAL PROMOTING HEALTH TOURISM | |||
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| 1. | Hospital licensed under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 by Ministry of Health. | ||
| 2. | Member of the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia. | ||
| 3. | Accreditations* Has valid accreditation awarded by National or International bodies recognised by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) e.g. Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), Joint Commission International (JCI). |
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| 4. | Has a minimum of 100 licensed beds.* | ||
| 5. | Healthcare facility must be fully operational for at least one (1) calendar year.* | ||
| 6. | Submission of relevant health tourism data as required periodically to the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia. | ||
| 7. | Has own website conforming to the Medicine Advertisement Board, Ministry of Health Malaysia (KKLIU) guidelines. | ||
| 8. | Participate at least once a year in any health tourism promotional mission organised by government agencies e.g. Ministry of Health, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), Tourism Malaysia. | ||
| Note: * Hospitals not able to comply with the criteria may appeal to the Evaluation and Selection Committee for consideration. Any decision made by the Evaluation and Selection Committee is final. |
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