Singapore legislation

Regulation 22

of Healthcare Services (Blood Banking Service) Regulations 2021

Regulation 22

Outsourcing

Amended byS 388/2023 wef 26/06/2023S 388/2023 wef 26/06/2023

Subregulation 1

Except as provided in this regulation, a licensee must not appoint any person to provide, on the licensee’s behalf, a blood banking service or any aspect of the blood banking service.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 388/2023 wef 26/06/2023S 388/2023 wef 26/06/2023

A licensee may appoint any person to conduct any of the following activities on the licensee’s behalf:

(a)

the pre‑donation counselling, or assessment of the suitability, of any potential donor of blood or blood components;

(b)

the collection of blood or blood components from any donor;

(c)

the distribution of blood or blood components.

Subregulation 3

To avoid doubt, a licensee who appoints another person to provide, on the licensee’s behalf, any activity under paragraph (2) remains responsible to comply with the licence conditions imposed on and the duties of a licensee under the Act, these Regulations and any other regulations made under the Act.