Singapore legislation

Regulation 21

of Healthcare Services (Human Tissue Banking Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 21

Suitability of human tissue for distribution

Subregulation 1

A licensee must, before distributing any human tissue for transplant or other clinical use, evaluate whether the human tissue is suitable —

(a)

for transplant or other clinical use generally; and

(b)

for transplant to or other clinical use by the proposed recipient of the human tissue.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a licensee must —

(a)

before distributing any human tissue (other than ocular tissue) for transplant or other clinical use, test the human tissue for bacteria or fungi; and

(b)

record the results of the tests conducted under sub‑paragraph (a) in relation to the donor of the human tissue.

Subregulation 3

If a licensee evaluates that any human tissue is not suitable for transplant or other clinical use under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) (as the case may be), the licensee must not distribute that human tissue for such transplant or clinical use.

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