Rules to govern eye-care services
The Malaysian Health Ministry is proposing new regulations to bring private optometry centres under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act. The move aims to ensure safety and professional standards, preventing these shops from operating solely as retail outlets.
Why it matters
This represents a shift toward stricter medical oversight for retail-based health services to protect consumer safety.
Ministry wants to ensure the public gets safe treatment at private centres
PETALING JAYA: Getting an eye test and buying a pair of glasses could soon involve more than simply choosing a spectacle frame and checking the price.
The Health Ministry is now proposing tighter regulation of private optometry centres and optical shops in a move to ensure public safety.
A public consultation document released by the ministry’s Medical Practice Division, sighted by The Star, shows that the ministry is proposing to regulate such premises under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 (Act 586).
The move aims to ensure that members of the public receive eye-care services in a safe and properly regulated healthcare environment, rather than having optometry centres operate primarily as retail outlets.
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