Regulation 33
Packaging and transportation of specimens
of Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021
Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 40 of 65
Regulation 33
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of transporting a specimen to another location, a licensee must ensure that —
(a)
the container containing the specimen is kept safely in packaging that is appropriate for transportation; and (b)the specimen is transported in a manner that —
(i)
does not cause any confusion in the identification of the specimen;
(ii)
preserves the integrity of the specimen; and
(iii)
does not endanger public safety.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(ii), the integrity of a specimen is preserved if the composition or structure of the specimen is not damaged or in any other way affected during the transportation.