Kuala Lumpur (hla) - PRACTITIONERS of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) will soon be required to be registered and work at local hospitals and medical institutions approved by a council in Malaysia.
It will be
compulsory for all TCM practitioners to
undergo a residency of
not less than one year with any hospital or institution identified by the council. Failure to do so will result in a RM30,000 (approx. USD$10,000) fine, 2 years imprisonment or both upon conviction. Repeated offenders can also be imposed a maximum fine of RM50,000 (approx. USD$16,666), 3 years imprisonment or both.
