Singapore legislation

Regulation 41

of Healthcare Services (Acute Hospital Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 41

Radiological service

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that every approved permanent premises is equipped with at least one static x‑ray machine and at least one mobile x‑ray machine for the provision of a radiological service, in accordance with paragraph (2), to any patient who requires such service.

Subregulation 2

A radiological service mentioned in paragraph (1) must be provided at the approved permanent premises —

(a)

by the licensee under a radiological service licence; or (b)by a radiological service licensee who is permitted to provide the service at the approved permanent premises.

Subregulation 3

Despite paragraphs (1) and (2), a licensee may make arrangements for a radiological examination to be conducted for the patient at any premises other than the approved permanent premises, if —

(a)

the radiological examination is not a specified examination; and

(b)

the conduct of the radiological examination is by a radiological service licensee.

Subregulation 4

To avoid doubt, the radiological service licensee mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (3)(b) (as the case may be) remains responsible to comply with the licence conditions imposed on, and the duties of, the radiological service licensee under the Act, these Regulations and any other regulations made under the Act.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “specified examination”, in relation to a licensee, means —

(a)

where the licensee is approved to provide an emergency department service — a plain radiography examination, an ultrasound imaging, a computed tomography or a magnetic resonance imaging; or

(b)

in any other case — a plain radiography examination.