The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) is a professional board under the Ministry of Health which governs and regulates the professional conduct and ethics of registered allied health professionals, in accordance to the Allied Health Professions Act 2011.
Section 7 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011 states that the functions of the AHPC are to:
a) Approve or reject applications for registration under this Act and to approve any such applications subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may think fit;
b) Issue practising certificates to registered allied health professionals;
c) Accredit programmes for, and providers of, the training and assessment of persons seeking to become registered allied health professionals;
d) Accredit programmes for, and providers of, the continuing professional education of registered allied health professionals;
e) Determine and regulate the standards of practice, competence, conduct and ethics of registered allied health professionals;
f) Keep and maintain the registers;
g) Coordinate and supervise the activities of the committees and professional boards appointed under section 12; and
h) Generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary or authorised to be carried out under or for the purposes of the Allied Health Professions Act 2011.
The AHPC comprises members appointed by the Minister for Health.
Appointment from 2019 to 2022 |
President
(Representative for Director, Medical Service) |
Dr Lau Hong Choon |
Registrar |
Ms Susan Niam |
Deputy Registrar |
Mr Gabriel Leong |
Representative for Director-General of Education |
Mr Albert Chia (from 1 April 2021) |
Member |
Mr Abdul Rashid Jailani |
Member |
Mr Abhimanyau Pal |
Member
|
Prof Alan Wong Wai Pong |
Member |
Ms Doreen Yeo (from 1 April 2019) |
Member
|
Dr Elizabeth Jane Teh Ning Yen
|
Member |
Mr Er Beng Siong (from 1 February 2020) |
Member |
Mr Jambulingam Rajamanickam Karthikeyan (from 1 February 2020) |
Member |
A/Prof Lim Hua Beng |
Member
|
Ms Melissa Chua Hui Ling |
Member |
Mr Michael Ong Kah Leong |
Member
|
Ms Sng Li Hoon |
Member |
Ms Tan Bee Yee (from 1 March 2021) |
Member |
Ms Yusnita Binte Omar |
What is “Secretariat of healthcare Professional Boards”?
With effect from 1 Jan 2020, the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) is supported by the Secretariat of healthcare Professional Boards (SPB) for its secretariat and operational functions. The registration and regulation of registered allied health professionals continue to be governed by AHPC. AHPC retain autonomy and independence over professional and statutory matters, as provided for under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011.