Medical fee guidelines: No ruling

I refer to last Thursday's letter by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA), 'SMA pleased by 'different stance' on fees'.

When an association or other entity wishes the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) to give a ruling, it can apply for guidance or a decision from CCS. This application process has been in place since the Competition Act came into effect in 2006.

To date, CCS has not made any ruling on the Guidelines on Fees issued by the SMA since there has not been any application for guidance or a decision by SMA. CCS is prepared to study any application by SMA on this matter. This situation is not different from that in April last year.

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