Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

of Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021

Regulation 33

Packaging and transportation of specimens

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.