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Health Sciences Authority

A More Integrated Regulatory System for Healthcare

Moving of healthcare regulatory and enforcement functions to HSA

Last updated 4 August 2026

Overview

Singapore's healthcare regulatory framework is regularly reviewed to ensure that it keeps pace with evolving healthcare delivery models, advances in medical technology, and changing population needs. This framework includes the regulation of healthcare services, products, information, biomedical research and professionals.  

Following the latest review, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be moving the functions of its Health Regulation Group (HRG), and subsequently the Secretariat of healthcare Professional Boards (SPB), to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in two phases:

Phase 1 (by end 2026)

MOH HRG’s manpower and functions will move to HSA. These functions include administration, licensing, inspections, audits and enforcement functions related to MOH Acts.

Phase 2 (by end 2027)

SPB’s manpower and functions will move to HSA. These functions include the review and development of policies, guidelines and processes that support the operations and mandate of the Professional Boards and Councils regulating the respective professions.

This move will bring together the regulation of healthcare services, products, information, biomedical research and the secretariat support functions of health professional regulation into an integrated regulatory hub to better support the rapidly evolving cross-cutting regulatory issues in the healthcare landscape. Over time, HSA will strengthen the integration and coordination across the different regulatory frameworks and redesign its regulatory processes. This will enhance support for licensees and licensed professionals, and provide clearer guidance for the benefit of our stakeholders and the public.

More information will be shared in the upcoming months. If you have feedback or wish to seek clarifications on the above, share with us via go.gov.sg/healthreg-feedback.