Table 1.

Main findings from documents identified for the suitable criteria of PAH

No.	Source Documents	Main Findings	Key Themes
1	Higher Education Providers Official brochures, program handbooks, authentic official websites (MQF 2.0 and Framing Malaysian Higher Education 4.0: Future-Proof Talents) Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) has released the latest version of Malaysian Qualification Framework version 2.0 (MQF 2.0). Public Institutions Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaya(UM), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Private Institutions KPJ Healthcare University College (KPJUC), MAHSA, SEGi University, UCSI University, Management & Science University (MSU)	Faculties with Allied Health Science & Technology, Health Science, Social Sciences & Humanities, Education, Medicine and Health Sciences, Food Science & Technology, Educational Studies, Biotechnology & Biomolecular, Education, Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Bioresources & Food Industry, Applied Social Sciences, Sports Science & Recreation, Health Sciences, Medicine, Business & Management Medicine, Bioscience & Nursing, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, Applied Sciences, Health & Life Sciences, Education & Social Sciences List of Courses related to Allied Health Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Food Science & Nutrition, Food Science with Business Management, Genetics, Nuclear Science, Physics, Audiology, Biomedical Science, Clinical Psychology, Diagnostics Imaging & Radiotherapy, Dietetics, Environmental Health & Industrial Safety, Forensic Science, Occupational Therapy, Optometry & Vision Science, Physiotherapy, Speech Science, Developmental Science, Social Work, Special Education, Biomedical Sciences, Dietetic, Nutrition & Community Health, Environmental & Occupational Health, Food Science & Technology, Food Science & Management, Food Studies, Physical Education, Guidance Counselling, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Counselling, Educational Psychology, Special Education, Professional Counselling, Physical and Health Education, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Biomedical Science, Guidance & Counselling, Speech-Language Pathology, Medical Imaging, Biomedical Science, Radiography, Medical laboratory Technology, Medical Imaging, Biomedical Science, Nutrition Science, Medical & Health Sciences, Occupational & Environmental Health, Food Technology, Halal Food Development, Biology & Biochemistry, Food Processing, Social Work & Counselling, Food Science & Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Imaging, Environmental Health, Environmental Health & Safety, Physiology, Health Promotion & Education, Sports Science, Health & Fitness, Physical & Health Education	Standard of Training and Qualification
2	Employers with Allied Health services authentic official websites (Health Facts MOH, 2021) Pantai Hospital* (Ampang branch) Naluri Hidup Sdn. Bhd., Hospital Pusrawi Sdn. Bhd., KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Gleneagles Hospital Penang, Life Care, Regen Rehab Hospital, Daehan Rehabilitation, Hospital Putrajaya, WeCare Allied Health Center	Services related to Allied Health Face-to-face, conventional manner while only one provide services digitally. Common functions and services of a hospital (diagnostic, curative, rehabilitation) Health screening services, Corporate Wellness Programs, mental health, Chronic diet-related diseases screening, Digital health coaching team, Food & weight/blood pressure management, Monitoring tools, Extended Care Services, customized rehabilitative programs for various neurological and orthopedic disorders Personnel providing Allied Health services clinical lab technicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, exercise therapy, radiographers, dietitian, cardiovascular technologist, clinical psychologists, mental health counsellor, fitness coaches, optometrists, audiologists, pain specialist, physical therapist, speech language therapist, traditional Chinese medicine	Industries and Health Facilities Sectors; Non-standardization in Nomenclature
3	Association with Allied Health Professions-authentic official websites Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA), British Dietetic Association (BDA), Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association (ADA), Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association (SNDA), Malaysian National Society of Audiologists (MANSA), British Society of Audiology (BSA), Malaysian Association of Clinical Biochemist (MACB), American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), Royal College of Podiatry, Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology (MSCP), Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA), Malaysian Music Therapy Association (MMTA), Persatuan Prostetik dan Ortotik Malaysia (PPOM)	Professions related to Allied Health dietitian, nutritionist, audiologist, biochemist, podiatrist, clinical psychologist, music therapist, as well as orthotist and prosthetist Functions of association Associations serve as a platform to advance the profession as well as increasing and maintaining the professionalism of its members. Other functions include to promote collaboration with other health professionals and to protect its member by providing insurance and legal coverage. Among the memberships offered are ordinary/full membership, student membership, affiliate and honorary membership. Some professions offered more categories of membership, such as non-practising membership, retired membership, corporate/business membership as well as overseas membership.	Code of Professional Ethics
4	Healthcare Professionals’ Acts and Regulations Legislation documents retrieved online Dental Act 2018, Act 804 Optical Act 1991, Act 469 Registration of Pharmacists Act 2951, Act 371, Nurses Act 1950 Medical Act 1971, Act 50, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Act 2016, Food Analysts Act 2011	The main function of regulatory body across all acts are registration for practitioners and regulating the practices (standards of practice, ethics and professional conduct, scope of practice) and recognise qualifications. In disciplinary inquiry and punishments. In addition, the Food Analyst Act also function to issue guidelines to specify procedures and test methods for food. All acts enforced with at least two other acts which indirectly related to own act such as Dental Act 2018 and Medical Act with Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998. On top of those acts, there are additional regulatory framework documents that complements the legislation of the acts. Council members are respective profession members who must be Malaysian, residing in Malaysia, affiliated with institution from both public and private sector. The number of council members are odd, proportionate to the size of the professions the act is regulating.	Risk of Harms; Regulations for PAH