MOH to license telemedicine service in June 2022

The list now has more than 600 telemedicine providers, including public hospitals, clinics, and telemedicine firms. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to license telemedicine service in the middle of next year as part of the phasing in of the upcoming Healthcare Services Act.

The MOH, which started a regulatory sandbox for telemedicine in 2018 to better understand the risks, said in February this year that it has achieved the objectives.

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