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Mid-term Review of AHSD Strategic Plan
In The year 2017, the AHSD conducted mid-term review of AHSD Strategic Plan (2016 to 2020) and
prepared performance report (Image 5). Based on the review, AHSD Strategic Plan (2018 to 2020)
had incorporated two (2) core strategies; Implementation of Allied Health Professionals Act 2016 (Act
774) and Strengthening of Human Capital for next three (3) years.

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AHSD Strategic Plan (2016 – 2020) Dan Mid-Term Review (2018 to 2020)

Source: Allied Health Sciences Division, MoH

Implementation of Allied Health Professionals Act 2016 (Act 774)
Allied Health Professionals Act 2016 (Act 774) was gazetted on 18 February 2016 for registration of
Allied Health practitioners and to regulate practices of 23 Allied Health Professionals. Thereafter, AHSD
appointed a secretariat to develop Regulations, Code of Ethics and Conduct and Practice Standard for
each profession. Various guidelines for the registration, enforcement and application from expatriates
were pen down in 2017.

Workshops on Regulatory Impact Analysis and development of other related documents were done
regularly by the secretariat. Study visit and discussions were planned with Malaysian Complementary
and Traditional Medicine Council, Malaysian Dental Council, Malaysian Pharmacy Board and Private
Medical Practice Control Section as well.

The Secretariat has also conducted 13 briefing sessions on Allied Health Professionals Act 2016
(Act 774) for AHPs at State Health Departments, Hospitals, Society meetings, universities and other
stakeholders continuously.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
A total of 30 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) has been developed for seven (7) Allied Health
Professions, since the year 2015 and in the process of editing as shown in Table 53. Development of
SOP is an initiative to standardise and harmonise service practices among AHPs.

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