How do you apply for an HCSA clinic licence in Singapore?

Apply for the licensable service you will provide, usually the Outpatient Medical Service, with each mode of service delivery you will use, name a Principal Officer and a qualified Clinical Governance Officer, and do not offer any specified service without MOH's approval. Licences run for a standard two years.

HCSA licenses each service

Under the Act a clinic is licensed for each licensable healthcare service it provides, and must seek approval for each mode of service delivery, permanent premises, temporary premises, remote or conveyance.¹ Outpatient Medical Service and Outpatient Dental Service are among 16 licensable services.² Outpatient services came under the Act on 26 June 2023.³

1. Choose the services. The licensable service, and any specified service you need approval for.
2. Choose the modes. Permanent premises, temporary premises, remote or conveyance. Each needs approval.
3. Appoint Key Office Holders. A Principal Officer, and a Clinical Governance Officer who meets every criterion.
4. Prepare the systems. Records, consent and advertising that meet the regulations from day one.
5. Apply on the licensing portal. On the HCSA licensing portal, on hsa.gov.sg from 1 November 2026.
6. Renew on time. The standard tenure is two years. Renew at least two months before expiry.

1. Licensable services ______
2. Specified services needing approval ______
3. Modes of service delivery ______
4. Principal Officer ______ Clinical Governance Officer ______
5. Records system and where records are hosted ______
6. Renewal due ______

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Questions

How long does an HCSA licence last?

The standard tenure is two years, renewed at least two months before it expires.

Can I offer telemedicine?

Only with approval for the remote mode of service delivery, under the conditions modified by Circular 64/2025.

What is a specified service?

A service within a licensable service that needs MOH's approval before it is offered. Offering one without approval is an offence.

Sources

1. 1MOH, HCSA, 2026Healthcare Services Act overviewRead source
2. 2MOH, HCSA, 2026Licensable healthcare servicesRead source
3. 3Ministry of Health, 2023Phase 2 of the Healthcare Services Act to start on 26 June 2023Read source
4. 4MOH, HCSA, 2026Outpatient Medical ServiceRead source

Written by the wai team from Healthcare Services Act licensing, Singapore guidance, checked on 15 October 2026. This is guidance, not legal advice. HCSA does not endorse wai or any software.